West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 13 July 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 20 this afternoon. Wind northwest 15 to 20 tonight. Wind northwest 10 to 20 Tuesday.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 13 July 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 1 metre building to 1 to 2 Tuesday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 13 July 2026
Wednesday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots becoming
variable 10 to 20 in the morning then becoming northwest 10 to 20 late in the
day.
Thursday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots becoming
southerly 5 to 15.
Friday
Wind light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 13 July 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today intensifying ridge located over northernBowie.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Tuesday quasi-stationary ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern Bowie.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today weakening low 1014 mb located west of
Explorer.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight dissipating low 1018 mb located southwest
of Explorer.
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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