West Coast Vancouver Island North
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 11 November 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 20 to 25 late this afternoon except northeast 15 over northern sections. Wind becoming southeast 20 to 30 near midnight then diminishing to southeast 10 to 20 Wednesday evening.
Rain this evening. Showers near midnight. Showers Wednesday afternoon changing to rain.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 11 November 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 3 metres building to 3 to 4 late this morning then subsiding
to 3 Wednesday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 11 November 2025
Thursday
Wind northeast 35 knots backing to northwest
25 to 35 in the afternoon.
Friday
Wind light increasing to southeast 30
knots.
Saturday
Wind west 15 knots increasing to southwest
25.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 11 November 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:30 a.m. PST today ridge located on a line northeast-southwestover northern Vancouver Island.
By 1:00 a.m. PST Wednesday departing ridge located on a line
east-west over northern Haida Gwaii.
At 10:30 a.m. PST today deepening trough located southwest of the
offshore waters.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Wednesday deepening low located over central
Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:24 AM PST 11 November 2025 A low pressure system will approach Explorer from the southwesttonight, bringing northerly gales to North Explorer on Wednesday
morning. The northerly gales are expected to persist through the day
on Wednesday.
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
- 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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