Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 09 July 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots becoming light early this afternoon then becoming southeast 5 to 15 early this evening except west 5 to 15 near Qualicum Beach. Wind becoming northwest 15 near midnight then diminishing to light near noon Thursday.
Scattered showers ending this evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 09 July 2025
Friday
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots.
Saturday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Sunday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming
northwest 15 to 25.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 9 July 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today departing frontal system located on a linenortheast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
northern Explorer.
By 5:00 p.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
eastern Queen Charlotte Sound.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:53 AM PDT 9 July 2025 A ridge of high pressure will build onto the BC coast today.Westerly winds through central and eastern sections of Juan de Fuca
strait will rise to marginal gales early this evening as the ridge
strengthens. The ridge will weaken on Thursday allowing a frontal
system to spread strong to gale force southeast winds to waters near
Haida Gwaii late Thursday.
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