Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search

Weather shortcuts

Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half

Warnings

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NDT 17 April 2026

Tonight and Saturday.

Wind north 30 knots backing to northwest 25 late overnight then diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Saturday morning. Wind diminishing to light Saturday afternoon then becoming southwest 10 to 15 Saturday evening.

Flurries ending overnight.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray overnight and Saturday morning.

Temperatures minus 3 falling to minus 8 overnight then rising to minus 3 Saturday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 17 April 2026
Tonight and Saturday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less except 1 to 2 over eastern sections tonight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 17 April 2026
Sunday Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to southwest 25 to 35 in the morning.
Monday Wind southwest 25 knots.
Tuesday Wind north 10 to 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 17 April 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Bergy water except 9 tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths first-year ice in the extreme northeastern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts. 

[ Canadian Ice Service ]

Stay connected

ATOM

List of Official Text Forecasts
Resources

Weather Conditions

Skip Image

Zoom-in to make a selection

Map of Atlantic - Newfoundland marine weather areas Englee Wreckhouse Winterland Branch Hill Stephenville Airport Eskasoni (First Nations) Grand Étang St. Lawrence St. John's Int'l Airport St. Anthony Airport Ingonish Beach Sagona Island Port aux Basques La Scie North Mountain Ferolle Point Twillingate Daniel's Harbour St.Paul Island Corner Brook Cape Race J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Burgeo West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Bonavista Berry Hill Charlottetown Airport Argentia East Point North Cape Long Pond Banquereau - 44139 Îles de la Madeleine Airport Miscou Island Cartwright Airport Cap Whittle Blanc-Sablon Airport Natashquan Airport East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Marticot Island Pool's Island Mary's Harbour Grates Cove Chevery
Legend:
buoy Buoy
land station Land Station
Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 17 April 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4446N 4722W
to 4638N 4624W to 5530N 5230W to 5700N 5600W to 6045N 5800W to 6200N
5700W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water except 9 tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths
first-year ice in the extreme northeastern section. Consolidated
first-year ice along parts of the coasts.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:40 PM EDT 17 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5400W to 4500N 5200W to 4440N 4710W to 4630N 4415W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5500W to 6015N 5245W to 5830N 5000W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of the
western iceberg limit.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half

Issued 8:00 PM NDT 17 April 2026

Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM NDT 17 April 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight trough located over the northern Grand
Banks.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Saturday departing trough located east of the
Marine District.

At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over northern Quebec.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Saturday ridge located on a line north-south over
Funk Island Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:56 PM NDT 17 April 2026 A trough of low pressure over the Northern Grand Banks will continue
tracking eastward tonight before lying east of the marine district by
Saturday afternoon. Strong to gale force northwesterlies will
continue over eastern waters behind the trough tonight and will
diminish on Saturday as the trough moves away.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings in effect for Belle
Isle Bank, Funk Island Bank, and Northern Grand Banks.

Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half, Northeast Coast,
Belle Isle Bank, and Funk Island Bank.

Atlantic - Newfoundland Area

Another Region

Marine Weather for Canada

Weather shortcuts


How to use
  • Add to shortcuts
    • Go to the desired page on the site, open the Weather shortcuts menu and click on the "Add to shortcuts" button
    • Page name will display in the "Add this page" window, the name can be changed by highlighting the text and entering the desired name
    • Click on the "Save" button to add the link to the list
    • Click on the "X" button to close the panel
  • Delete a link
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Select the link to delete
    • Click on the "Delete" button to remove the link from the list
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Move a link up/down the list
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Click and hold the link and move to new location in the list
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Rename a link
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Select the link to rename
    • Click on the "Rename" button and change the link name
    • Click the enter or tab key
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Keyboard navigation
    • Use the Tab key to move to a button or link
    • Use the Enter key to click on buttons or links
    • Organize shortcuts navigation
      • Use the ↑ Up key to select the link above. If none are selected, it will select the first link.
      • Use the ↓ Down key to select the link below. If none are selected, it will select the last link.
      • Use the Page Up key to move a selection up in the list.
      • Use the Page Down key to move a selection down in the list.
  • Restore default list

    Warning: Clicking on the button below will remove all your customized links.

Customized Weather shortcuts

Save your customized list as a bookmark.

Copy/paste or click on the link below then when the page displays, you can bookmark the page using the web browser. Bookmarking your customized list will allow you to access it even if the local storage on your device is erased.

Features

Colour-coded weather alerts

Learn more about weather alerting in Canada

Feedbackabout this web site
Date modified: