Buccaneer Bay, BC Daily Water Report — November 2, 2026

Weather and water snapshot

Forecast snapshot assembled Nov 2, 12:50 p.m. GMT-7. Times use America/Vancouver. Saved source values are shown immediately; missing readings remain unavailable. Check source times before planning an outing.

The best supported daylight fishing window is 3:00 PM–5:54 PM, for 2 hours 54 minutes. Fishing is 6/10 (Good), with separate bite potential 5.3/10 (Fair). The afternoon tide is falling from the 1:17 PM high, while winds ease from about 11 knots at 3 PM to 9 knots by 5 PM. Expect overcast skies, around 10–11°C, and no forecast rain in that window. The broader day’s fishing score is 4/10 (Fair) because wind limits outing comfort, so treat the solunar periods as timing cues rather than a reason to push through rougher conditions. The early major period, 6:54–8:54 AM, falls in partially covered morning conditions; the evening major period is after daylight. Sailing has the strongest overall score at 8.2/10 (Excellent). Its supported daylight outing is 2:00 PM–5:54 PM, rated 7.7/10 (Good). Boating is 7.2/10 (Good) from 3:00 PM–5:54 PM. Seas are small, around 0.32 m with a short 0.28 m wind wave, but the midday breeze reaches 13 knots with gusts near 20 knots before easing later in the afternoon. Check conditions at launch; a score is not a departure approval. Kayaking remains 4/10 (Fair) from noon–5:54 PM. Wind limits outing comfort and paddling conditions, despite the small wave forecast. If heading out, the later part of the supplied window is the more manageable stretch, with winds dropping toward 9 knots by 5 PM. Diving has a useful 2:00 PM–5:54 PM daylight window at 7/10 (Good). Surface wind eases through the afternoon and waves remain low. Water is cold, about 10°C from the latest satellite reading, so exposure protection and conservative surface planning matter. Atmospheric visibility near 19 km does not indicate underwater clarity. Wildlife is 6/10 (Good) from 3:00 PM–5:54 PM. Shoreline Adventures are 5.7/10 (Fair) over the same 3:00 PM–5:54 PM daylight interval, with a falling tide and winds easing from roughly 11 to 9 knots. Tide timing does not confirm shoreline access or harvesting permission. For the next few days, Tuesday looks notably quieter, with sampled winds under 6 knots and flat modeled waves. Conditions turn wetter and windier from Wednesday onward, with wave ranges building as high as 1.4 m Thursday.

Activity assessments

Forecast-based planning assessments, not navigation or access permission.

Daylight outing windows

Complete hourly weather forecast

Complete hourly marine forecast

High and low tides

Predictions at the mapped tide station.

Modeled ocean currents

Surface-model output is not suitable for navigation or local slack-water timing.

Sun, moon and solunar timing

Sunrise: 08:07. Sunset: 17:54. Moon phase: Last Quarter.

Shoreline adventures 2026-11-02

Coverage: available. Source: provider: CHS; stationId: 5cebf1de3d0f4a073c4bb952. Times use America/Vancouver. These are forecast assessments, not beach access, harvesting permission or safe navigation boundaries.

Daylight shoreline outings

Shoreline tide predictions

Relative low-tide crossing windows

These geometric crossings of 70% of the source high tide are separate from the daylight outing assessments above.

Sources and availability

ocean: NOAA CoastWatch.

river: not applicable.

tides: CHS.

marine: Paradise Modern marine forecast.

weather: Paradise Modern / MET Norway model forecast.

How the water looked at Buccaneer Bay, BC

The conditions record includes 11.6 °C air temperature, 12.829373647199999 knot wind, gusts to 20.2159827168 knots, and 1022.4 hPa pressure.

Ocean: NOAA CoastWatch; Tides: CHS; Marine: Paradise Modern marine forecast; Weather: Paradise Modern / MET Norway model forecast

Earlier Buccaneer Bay, BC daily reports

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• Buccaneer Bay, BC report for 2026-10-19