West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 17 November 2025
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northwest 20 knots except light near the coast south of Tofino. Wind diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 Tuesday morning except light near the coast south of Tofino. Wind becoming variable 5 to 15 early Tuesday evening.
Showers overnight and Tuesday morning. Fog patches forming near midnight and dissipating near noon Tuesday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 17 November 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 3 metres subsiding to 2 late overnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 17 November 2025
Wednesday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to
southeast 25 to 35 in the morning and to southeast 35 to 45 in the
afternoon.
Thursday
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots.
Friday
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
southeast 10 to 20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 17 November 2025 Tonight and Tuesday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight ridge located from the Central Coastto Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Vancouver Island.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight cold front located over the North Coast.
By 4:00 a.m. PST Tuesday weakening cold front located over Queen
Charlotte Sound.
At 9:30 p.m. PST Tuesday approaching frontal system located west
of the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:16 PM PST 17 November 2025 An intense frontal system will approach the offshore waters lateTuesday. Southeast gales ahead of this system are forecast to reach
storm force 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 - 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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