West Coast Vancouver Island North
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 16 May 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots except northwest 25 south of the Brooks Peninsula. Wind becoming westerly 10 to 15 Sunday morning except northwest 25 south of the Brooks Peninsula.
Showers this evening and Sunday evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 16 May 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 early Sunday
morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 16 May 2026
Monday
Wind southwesterly 10 to 20 knots veering to
northwest 10 to 20 late in the day.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots increasing to
northwest 20 to 30.
Wednesday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 16 May 2026 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight ridge located from the Alaska panhandleto Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Sunday ridge located from the North Coast to
Explorer.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Sunday trough located west of Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Sunday trough located on a line north-south
over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:25 PM PDT 16 May 2026 A ridge of high pressure over offshore waters slowly drifts eastwardstonight. Gale force westerlies through Juan de Fuca Strait will
continue this evening before easing to strong westerlies after
midnight.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait - southern half
- Howe Sound
- Johnstone Strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
- Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
- Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
- Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
- Queen Charlotte Strait
- Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
- West Coast Vancouver Island North
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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