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Comox Harbour, BC Daily Water Report — October 20, 2026
Updated assessment of the saved conditions. On 2026-10-20 at Comox Harbour, BC, the best supported daylight fishing window was 8:00 AM–10:00 AM (2 hours): 7.4/10 (Good). During that outing: wind 10.1-10.3 kn, no rainfall in the supplied hourly forecast. Fishing bite potential during that outing: 6.9/10 (Good), a modeled timing cue rather than a guarantee of fish. Fishing limits during that outing: Regional current unavailable; neutral contribution. Kayaking: 4:00 PM–6:00 PM (2 hours), 6.5/10 (Good). Boating: 4:00 PM–6:00 PM (2 hours), 6.5/10 (Good). Sailing: 7:50 AM–11:00 AM (3 hours 10 minutes), 6/10 (Good); limits: Wind and gust models disagree. Wildlife: 7:50 AM–9:50 AM (2 hours), 8.5/10 (Excellent). Shoreline Adventures: 7:50 AM–9:50 AM (2 hours), 8.8/10 (Excellent). Times are local (America/Vancouver). Scores retain the least favourable conditions inside each stated outing; night hours are excluded.
- Report date
- October 20, 2026
- Report status
- Updated assessment of saved conditions
- Time basis
- Historical
- Top activity
- MARGINAL WINDOW
Weather and water snapshot
Forecast snapshot assembled Oct 20, 12:19 a.m. GMT-7. Times use America/Vancouver. Saved source values are shown immediately; missing readings remain unavailable. Check source times before planning an outing.
Updated assessment of the saved conditions. On 2026-10-20 at Comox Harbour, BC, the best supported daylight fishing window was 8:00 AM–10:00 AM (2 hours): 7.4/10 (Good). During that outing: wind 10.1-10.3 kn, no rainfall in the supplied hourly forecast. Fishing bite potential during that outing: 6.9/10 (Good), a modeled timing cue rather than a guarantee of fish. Fishing limits during that outing: Regional current unavailable; neutral contribution. Kayaking: 4:00 PM–6:00 PM (2 hours), 6.5/10 (Good). Boating: 4:00 PM–6:00 PM (2 hours), 6.5/10 (Good). Sailing: 7:50 AM–11:00 AM (3 hours 10 minutes), 6/10 (Good); limits: Wind and gust models disagree. Wildlife: 7:50 AM–9:50 AM (2 hours), 8.5/10 (Excellent). Shoreline Adventures: 7:50 AM–9:50 AM (2 hours), 8.8/10 (Excellent). Times are local (America/Vancouver). Scores retain the least favourable conditions inside each stated outing; night hours are excluded.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Air temperature | 7.7 °C |
| Feels like | 4.5 °C |
| Wind | 10.7 kn |
| Wind gusts | No gust |
| Wind from | 284 ° |
| Pressure | 1019.5 hPa |
| Precipitation | 0.0 mm |
| Visibility | 19.4 km |
| Wave height | Unavailable |
| Wave period | Unavailable |
| Water temperature | 12.8 °C |
Activity assessments
Forecast-based planning assessments, not navigation or access permission.
| Activity | Score | Assessment | Source-based reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| fishing | 5.3 /10 | Fair | Regional current unavailable; neutral contribution |
| sailing | 6.0 /10 | Good | Wind and gust models disagree |
| boating | 6.0 /10 | Good | |
| kayaking | 4.0 /10 | Fair | Wind limits paddling conditions |
| wildlife | 5.4 /10 | Fair | |
| shoreline | 5.6 /10 | Fair | Tide contribution unavailable; weather-only assessment |
Daylight outing windows
| Period | Activity | Score | Assessment | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | fishing | 7.4 /10 | Good | Oct 20, 08:00 a.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 10:00 a.m. GMT-7 |
| Morning | sailing | 6.0 /10 | Good | Oct 20, 07:50 a.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 11:00 a.m. GMT-7 |
| Morning | boating | 5.5 /10 | Fair | Oct 20, 10:00 a.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 12:00 p.m. GMT-7 |
| Morning | kayaking | 4.4 /10 | Fair | Oct 20, 10:00 a.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 12:00 p.m. GMT-7 |
| Morning | wildlife | 8.5 /10 | Excellent | Oct 20, 07:50 a.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 09:50 a.m. GMT-7 |
| Morning | shoreline | 8.8 /10 | Excellent | Oct 20, 07:50 a.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 09:50 a.m. GMT-7 |
| Afternoon | fishing | 6.7 /10 | Good | Oct 20, 12:00 p.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 02:00 p.m. GMT-7 |
| Afternoon | sailing | 4.6 /10 | Fair | Oct 20, 12:00 p.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 02:00 p.m. GMT-7 |
| Afternoon | boating | 6.5 /10 | Good | Oct 20, 04:00 p.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 06:00 p.m. GMT-7 |
| Afternoon | kayaking | 6.5 /10 | Good | Oct 20, 04:00 p.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 06:00 p.m. GMT-7 |
| Afternoon | wildlife | 6.1 /10 | Good | Oct 20, 04:00 p.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 06:00 p.m. GMT-7 |
| Afternoon | shoreline | 6.0 /10 | Good | Oct 20, 04:00 p.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 06:00 p.m. GMT-7 |
Complete hourly weather forecast
| Time | Temperature °C | Wind kn | Gust kn | Wind from ° | Rain mm | Rain probability % | Pressure hPa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 00:00 (America/Vancouver) | 7.7 | 10.7 | 4.3 | 284 | 0.0 | 0 | 1019.5 |
| 2026-10-20 01:00 (America/Vancouver) | 7.5 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 284 | 0.0 | 0 | 1019.6 |
| 2026-10-20 02:00 (America/Vancouver) | 7.3 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 289 | 0.0 | 0 | 1020.0 |
| 2026-10-20 03:00 (America/Vancouver) | 7.1 | 11.9 | 2.1 | 294 | 0.0 | 0 | 1020.4 |
| 2026-10-20 04:00 (America/Vancouver) | 6.8 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 294 | 0.0 | 0 | 1020.5 |
| 2026-10-20 05:00 (America/Vancouver) | 6.8 | 11.5 | 3.7 | 304 | 0.0 | 0 | 1020.6 |
| 2026-10-20 06:00 (America/Vancouver) | 6.8 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 300 | 0.0 | 0 | 1020.6 |
| 2026-10-20 07:00 (America/Vancouver) | 6.6 | 10.3 | 3.1 | 304 | 0.0 | 0 | 1020.5 |
| 2026-10-20 08:00 (America/Vancouver) | 6.5 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 301 | 0.0 | 0 | 1020.4 |
| 2026-10-20 09:00 (America/Vancouver) | 8.5 | 10.3 | 4.1 | 305 | 0.0 | 0 | 1020.8 |
| 2026-10-20 10:00 (America/Vancouver) | 11.0 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 333 | 0.0 | 0 | 1021.2 |
| 2026-10-20 11:00 (America/Vancouver) | 12.0 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 351 | 0.0 | 0 | 1021.3 |
| 2026-10-20 12:00 (America/Vancouver) | 13.2 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1021.0 |
| 2026-10-20 13:00 (America/Vancouver) | 14.1 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 1020.4 |
| 2026-10-20 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | 14.9 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.0 | 0 | 1019.6 |
| 2026-10-20 15:00 (America/Vancouver) | 15.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 39 | 0.0 | 0 | 1018.8 |
| 2026-10-20 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | 15.1 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 34 | 0.0 | 0 | 1018.1 |
| 2026-10-20 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | 14.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 23 | 0.0 | 0 | 1017.7 |
| 2026-10-20 18:00 (America/Vancouver) | 12.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 235 | 0.0 | 0 | 1017.4 |
| 2026-10-20 19:00 (America/Vancouver) | 10.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 235 | 0.0 | 0 | 1017.2 |
| 2026-10-20 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | 9.4 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 237 | 0.0 | 0 | 1017.1 |
| 2026-10-20 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | 8.7 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 232 | 0.0 | 0 | 1017.1 |
| 2026-10-20 22:00 (America/Vancouver) | 8.3 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 239 | 0.0 | 0 | 1016.8 |
| 2026-10-20 23:00 (America/Vancouver) | 7.9 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 242 | 0.0 | 0 | 1016.6 |
High and low tides
Predictions at the mapped tide station.
| Time | Tide | Height m |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 07:17 a.m. GMT-7 | low | 2.0 |
| Oct 20, 02:59 p.m. GMT-7 | high | 4.6 |
| Oct 20, 09:39 p.m. GMT-7 | low | 3.1 |
Sun, moon and solunar timing
Sunrise: 07:50. Sunset: 18:21. Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous.
| Period | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| major | 20:20 | 22:20 |
| major | 08:20 | 10:20 |
| minor | 02:50 | 03:50 |
| minor | 14:50 | 15:50 |
Shoreline adventures 2026-10-20
Coverage: available. Source: Unavailable. Times use America/Vancouver. These are forecast assessments, not beach access, harvesting permission or safe navigation boundaries.
Daylight shoreline outings
| Start | End | Score /10 | Assessment | Wind min kn | Wind max kn | Gust | Rain mm | Tide coverage | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 07:50 a.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 09:50 a.m. GMT-7 | 8.8 | Excellent | 10.1 | 10.3 | No gust | 0.0 | complete | |
| Oct 20, 04:00 p.m. GMT-7 | Oct 20, 06:00 p.m. GMT-7 | 6.0 | Good | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 kn | 0.0 | complete |
Shoreline tide predictions
| Time | Tide | Height m |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 07:17 a.m. GMT-7 | low | 2.0 |
| Oct 20, 02:59 p.m. GMT-7 | high | 4.6 |
| Oct 20, 09:39 p.m. GMT-7 | low | 3.1 |
Relative low-tide crossing windows
These geometric crossings of 70% of the source high tide are separate from the daylight outing assessments above.
| Start | End | Prediction coverage | Daylight coverage | Weather coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unavailable | Oct 20, 10:56 a.m. GMT-7 | partial | unavailable | unavailable |
| Oct 20, 08:29 p.m. GMT-7 | Unavailable | partial | unavailable | unavailable |
Sources and availability
ocean: NOAA CoastWatch.
river: not applicable.
tides: CHS.
marine: no wave forecast for this location.
weather: Paradise Modern / MET Norway model forecast.
How the water looked at Comox Harbour, BC
The conditions record includes 7.7 °C air temperature, 10.691144706 knot wind, gusts to 4.2764578824 knots, and 1019.5 hPa pressure.
Ocean: NOAA CoastWatch; Tides: CHS; Marine: no wave forecast for this location; Weather: Paradise Modern / MET Norway model forecast
Earlier Comox Harbour, BC daily reports
This is the earliest finished report currently available for this location.