Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM ADT 16 April 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Wind light becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots Friday evening.
Scattered showers and fog patches ending Friday morning.
Low tonight plus 3. High Friday plus 9.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM ADT 16 April 2026
Saturday
Wind northeast 15 knots veering to east 20 in
the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind southeast 20 knots.
Monday
Wind south 25 knots veering to west
25.
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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 April 2026 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Cape Breton Island near 4621N 6025W to4655N 6008W to 4742N 6124W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4846N 6410W. Sea
ice southwest of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4845N 6751W to 5005N
6507W to 4957N 6018W to Newfoundland near 4806N 5905W. Sea ice north
of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM ADT 16 April 2026 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight trough located on a line east-west overthe southern Marine District.
By 10:00 a.m. ADT Friday departing trough located over the Grand
Banks.
At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight trough located over New England.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Friday trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over New Brunswick.
At 8:00 p.m. ADT Friday departing trough located east of
Newfoundland.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - northern half
- East Scotian Slope - southern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northern half
- Laurentian Fan - southern half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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