Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 05 May 2026
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind west 15 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to 20 early Wednesday
morning.
Winds
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 05 May 2026
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind west 15 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to 20 early Wednesday
morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 05 May 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 Wednesday
evening.
There is no ice forecast issued for this area.
No watches or warnings in effect.
Technical Marine SynopsisIssued 9:30 PM PDT 5 May 2026 Tonight and Wednesday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight quasi-stationary ridge located on a line northeast-southwest over Bowie.
At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight trough located west of Vancouver Island. By 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday weakening trough located over Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather StatementIssued 9:21 PM PDT 5 May 2026 A ridge of high pressure will remain nearly stationary over Bowie through the next two days. Ahead of the ridge, strong to marginal gale force northwesterly winds over northern and central waters will spread to west coast Vancouver Island tonight and persist through Wednesday.
A trough off Vancouver Island has resulted in wide spread marine cloud with fog banks and periods of drizzle to the region. Strong to gale force westerly winds through Juan de Fuca and Johnstone straits will follow a diurnal trend of easing early in the morning and strengthening late in the afternoon.
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