South Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 06 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to southwest 25 to 35 this afternoon and to southwest 35 to 45 near midnight. Wind veering to west 25 to 35 Wednesday morning then becoming west 25 Wednesday afternoon. Wind diminishing to west 10 to 15 Wednesday evening.
Showers ending Wednesday afternoon.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 06 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 5 this afternoon then
subsiding to 2 to 3 Wednesday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 06 October 2026
Thursday
Wind south 15 to 20 knots.
Friday
Wind southwest 20 knots.
Saturday
Wind west 15 to 20 knots.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 7 August 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 5 October 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 6 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near5032N 5618W to 4945N 5445W to 5015N 5330W to 5445N 5130W to 6000N
5800W to 6110N 5535W to 5900N 5045W to 5925N 4725W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
South Coast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 06 October 2026'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 10:00 AM NDT 6 October 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today low 979 mb located southwest of LakeMelville.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday low 977 mb located over southern
Labrador Sea.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:54 AM NDT 6 October 2026 A low pressure system over Labrador will track northeastward today tolie over the South Labrador Sea by overnight tonight, and then
continue to slowly move eastward on Wednesday. Strong to gale force
southeasterlies to southerlies ahead of the low will shift to strong
to gale force southwesterlies south of the low today. Strong to gale
force west to northwesterlies are expected over northern waters late
in the forecast period behind the low.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except Southwestern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- 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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