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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM ADT 07 October 2026

Tonight and Thursday.

Strong wind warning in effect.

Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to southwest 20 to 25 early Thursday morning.

Scattered showers Thursday evening.

Low tonight plus 10. High Thursday plus 18.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM ADT 07 October 2026
Friday Wind west 10 to 15 knots increasing to west 15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 late in the day.
Sunday Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to southwest 20 to 25.

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas Baie-Comeau Airport Halifax Harbour - 44258 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 North Cape Winterland Branch Hill Summerside Wreckhouse East Scotia Slope - 44137 Stephenville St. Lawrence Burgeo Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Île aux Perroquets Île Rouge Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Banquereau - 44139 Sept-Îles Airport Port aux Basques LaHave Bank - 44150 Sagona Island Mont-Joli Airport Beaver Island Baccaro Point St. Stephen Rivière-la-Madeleine Saint John Airport Gaspé Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Îles de la Madeleine Airport Miscou Island La Pocatière Kouchibouguac Cap-d'Espoir Grand Manan New Carlisle Fundy Park (Alma) Pointe-au-Père Miramichi Port Menier Charlo Île Bicquette Bathurst Airport Cap-Chat Bas Caraquet East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Nappan AAFC East Point Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Pointe-Noire Western Head Tracadie J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Pointe-des-Monts McNabs Island Lunenburg Kentville AAFC Ingonish Beach Hart Island CFB Greenwood Grand Étang Eskasoni (First Nations) Debert Caribou Point Brier Island
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 May 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Strong wind warning in effect

Halifax Harbour and Approaches

Issued 8:00 PM ADT 07 October 2026

'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 knots are 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.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM ADT 7 October 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight trough located over Quebec.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Thursday trough located from Labrador to Nova
Scotia.

At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight ridge located over the southern Marine
District.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Thursday departing ridge located southeast of
the Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:41 AM ADT 7 October 2026 Marine interests are advised that all warnings have ended.

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