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Today on the water · Vancouver & the Salish Sea

Howe Sound: Wind light becoming southwesterly inflow 5 to 15 knots near noon then becoming light this evening. — issued Sat 4:00 a.m.
Johnstone Strait: Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots diminishing to light early this morning. — issued Sat 4:00 a.m.
Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo: Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots diminishing to light this morning then becoming northwest 5 to 15 near midnight. — issued Sat 4:00 a.m.
Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo: Wind westerly 5 to 15 knots becoming light this morning then increasing to northwest 5 to 15 this evening. — issued Sat 4:00 a.m.

Latest report 9 h ago

Today

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9 h ago

1 m chop mid-strait, NW 15 kn, easing near Entrance Island

Strait of Georgia — Gibsons to Nanaimo · crewopen (sample)

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11 h ago

Crossing Sat morning, Horseshoe Bay → Nanaimo — how's it looking?

Horseshoe Bay → Nanaimo · crewopen (sample) · Open

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This week

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Yesterday

Active Pass: time it for slack and give the ferries room

Active Pass · crewopen (sample)

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2 days ago

Glassy till noon, afternoon inflow up the Sound, 10–15 kn by 2 pm

Howe Sound — Snug Cove · crewopen (sample)

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6 days ago

Crossing the Strait in summer: go early

Strait of Georgia · crewopen (sample)

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