Esquimalt, BC Daily Water Report — November 2, 2026

Weather and water snapshot

Forecast snapshot assembled Nov 2, 02:03 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 12:00 PM–2:00 PM, rated 6.3/10 (Good). The separate bite potential is 5.6/10 (Fair) in that period, so treat it as a workable outing rather than a strong feeding push. Wind eases from about 9 knots at noon to 6 knots by 2:00 PM, with no rain forecast and air temperatures around 8–9 C. The day’s stronger solunar major period, 6:51–8:51 AM, falls within fog-limited conditions and does not reopen that closed morning window. Fishing is 4/10 (Fair) overall, limited by fog or very low visibility. The water is otherwise slight, with 0.1–0.2 m waves, a 0.16 m west-northwest swell, and 11 C water. Visibility is the main operational issue, so use local observations and a captain must confirm departure conditions. For boating and kayaking, 3:00 PM–5:54 PM is the best daylight stretch: Boating 8.4/10 (Excellent) and Kayaking 8.2/10 (Excellent). Winds ease from roughly 6 knots to 5 knots through that window, while waves remain small. Fog remains the key concern earlier in the day; do not rely on the overall scores as a safety clearance. Sailing has a 1:00 PM–3:00 PM window rated 6/10 (Good), but wind and gust models disagree. Expect lighter winds around 6 knots by 2:00 PM rather than assuming steady sailing pressure. Wildlife is 6.1/10 (Good) from 3:00 PM–5:54 PM, with lighter winds and dry forecast hours. Shoreline Adventures are 5.6/10 (Fair) over the same daylight period. The low tide was 0.70 m at 3:30 AM and the high is 2.63 m at 1:07 PM; tide timing does not confirm shoreline access or harvesting permission. The late-day solunar major period runs 6:51–8:51 PM, after daylight, so it is not a daylight fishing option. Conditions should be calmer on the water near 7:00 PM, when waves are forecast near their daily minimum, but this is after sunset. Tomorrow looks quieter on the water, with 0.1 m waves forecast and sampled winds under 6 knots, though no activity scores are supplied.

Activity assessments

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

Daylight outing windows

Complete hourly weather forecast

High and low tides

Predictions at the mapped tide station.

Sun, moon and solunar timing

Sunrise: 08:02. Sunset: 17:54. Moon phase: Last Quarter.

Shoreline adventures 2026-11-02

Coverage: available. Source: provider: CHS; stationId: 5cebf1df3d0f4a073c4bbd17. 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: no wave forecast for this location.

weather: Paradise Modern / MET Norway model forecast.

How the water looked at Esquimalt, BC

The conditions record includes 4.9 °C air temperature, 10.1079913584 knot wind, gusts to 6.2203023744 knots, and 1022.6 hPa pressure.

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

Earlier Esquimalt, BC daily reports

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• Esquimalt, BC report for 2026-10-19