West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 09 February 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots diminishing to light overnight then becoming northwest 5 to 15 Tuesday evening.
Showers ending Tuesday morning. Risk of thunderstorms today and this evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 09 February 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 3 metres subsiding to 2 Tuesday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 09 February 2026
Wednesday
Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to
variable 10 in the morning then increasing to southerly 10 to 20 late in the
day.
Thursday
Wind southwest 20 knots veering to northwest
15.
Friday
Wind west 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 9 February 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 a.m. PST today low located over western Bowie.By 10:30 a.m. PST today weakening trough located over Bowie.
By 10:30 a.m. PST Tuesday building ridge located over Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:45 PM PST 8 February 2026 A large low pressure complex west of Bowie will continue to drifteastward tonight, bringing an unstable airmass to the marine
Regions. Strong to locally gale force southwesterly winds are
expected over the northern and central waters with a risk of
thunderstorms tonight through Monday.
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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