Southeastern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 18 May 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind west 15 to 20 knots veering to northwest 25 this afternoon then diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Tuesday afternoon. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 Tuesday evening.
Showers ending this afternoon.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 18 May 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 this evening then subsiding
to 2 to 3 Tuesday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 18 May 2026
Wednesday
Wind light increasing to southeast 20 knots
in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind variable 15 to 20 knots increasing to
west 25.
Friday
Wind west 25 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Southeastern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 May 2026 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5151N 5606W toNewfoundland near 5138N 5554W. Sea ice northeast of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5135N 5525W to
5200N 5510W to 5400N 5515W to 6200N 5940W then northeastward. Sea
ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water.
Ice Forecasts
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 May 2026 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5151N 5606W toNewfoundland near 5138N 5554W. Sea ice northeast of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5135N 5525W to
5200N 5510W to 5400N 5515W to 6200N 5940W then northeastward. Sea
ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Iceberg Bulletin
Southeastern Grand Banks
Issued 2:46 PM EDT 17 May 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 May estimated from Newfoundland near4700N 5520W to 4230N 5000W to 4230N 4800W to 4400N 4600W to 4845N
4335W to 5310N 4635W to 5550N 5010W to 5900N 5500W to 5955N 5310W to
5840N 4800W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of theiceberg limit.
Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 2:46 PM EDT 17 May 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 May estimated from Newfoundland near4700N 5520W to 4230N 5000W to 4230N 4800W to 4400N 4600W to 4845N
4335W to 5310N 4635W to 5550N 5010W to 5900N 5500W to 5955N 5310W to
5840N 4800W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 18 May 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line northwest-southeastover Funk Island Bank.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday trough located east of the Grand Banks.
At 10:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located over southern Quebec.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over western Newfoundland.
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- Banquereau - southwestern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
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- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northeastern half
- Laurentian Fan - southwestern half
- 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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