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Ford Cove, BC Daily Water Report — October 20, 2026

Updated assessment of the saved conditions. On 2026-10-20 at Ford Cove, BC, the best supported daylight fishing window was 8:00 AM–10:00 AM (2 hours): 7.7/10 (Good). During that outing: wind 9.7-9.7 kn, no rainfall in the supplied hourly forecast. Fishing bite potential during that outing: 7.3/10 (Good), a modeled timing cue rather than a guarantee of fish. Kayaking: 3:00 PM–5:00 PM (2 hours), 8.2/10 (Excellent). Diving: 12:00 PM–6:00 PM (6 hours), 7.8/10 (Good). Boating: 2:00 PM–6:00 PM (4 hours), 8.4/10 (Excellent). Sailing: 12:00 PM–2:00 PM (2 hours), 6.3/10 (Good). Wildlife: 8:00 AM–10:00 AM (2 hours), 8.6/10 (Excellent). Shoreline Adventures: 7:48 AM–9:48 AM (2 hours), 9/10 (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
WINDOW IS OPEN

Weather and water snapshot

Forecast snapshot assembled Oct 20, 05:08 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 Ford Cove, BC, the best supported daylight fishing window was 8:00 AM–10:00 AM (2 hours): 7.7/10 (Good). During that outing: wind 9.7-9.7 kn, no rainfall in the supplied hourly forecast. Fishing bite potential during that outing: 7.3/10 (Good), a modeled timing cue rather than a guarantee of fish. Kayaking: 3:00 PM–5:00 PM (2 hours), 8.2/10 (Excellent). Diving: 12:00 PM–6:00 PM (6 hours), 7.8/10 (Good). Boating: 2:00 PM–6:00 PM (4 hours), 8.4/10 (Excellent). Sailing: 12:00 PM–2:00 PM (2 hours), 6.3/10 (Good). Wildlife: 8:00 AM–10:00 AM (2 hours), 8.6/10 (Excellent). Shoreline Adventures: 7:48 AM–9:48 AM (2 hours), 9/10 (Excellent). Times are local (America/Vancouver). Scores retain the least favourable conditions inside each stated outing; night hours are excluded.

Available conditions
MeasureValue
Air temperature7.0 °C
Feels like1.9 °C
Wind10.1 kn
Wind gustsNo gust
Wind from293 °
Pressure1020.5 hPa
Precipitation0.0 mm
Visibility18.0 km
Wave height0.2 m
Wave period2.4 s
Water temperature12.4 °C

Satellite ocean observations

SST observation: Oct 18, 02:00 a.m. GMT-7. Chlorophyll observation time: Unavailable. Satellite observations are separate from the hourly marine model forecast.

Available satellite ocean readings
MeasureValue
Sea surface temperature12.4 °C
SST anomaly1.2 °C
Chlorophyll2.51 mg/m³

Activity assessments

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

Supported activities
ActivityScoreAssessmentSource-based reasons
fishing5.9 /10Fair
sailing6.0 /10GoodWind and gust models disagree
boating8.0 /10Excellent
kayaking4.0 /10FairWind limits paddling conditions
diving7.8 /10Good
wildlife6.7 /10Good
shoreline5.7 /10FairTide contribution unavailable; weather-only assessment

Daylight outing windows

Assessed forecast windows
PeriodActivityScoreAssessmentStartEnd
Morningfishing7.7 /10GoodOct 20, 08:00 a.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 10:00 a.m. GMT-7
Morningsailing6.0 /10GoodOct 20, 10:00 a.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 12:00 p.m. GMT-7
Morningboating7.8 /10GoodOct 20, 10:00 a.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 12:00 p.m. GMT-7
Morningkayaking6.9 /10GoodOct 20, 10:00 a.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 12:00 p.m. GMT-7
Morningdiving7.8 /10GoodOct 20, 07:48 a.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 12:00 p.m. GMT-7
Morningwildlife8.6 /10ExcellentOct 20, 08:00 a.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 10:00 a.m. GMT-7
Morningshoreline9.0 /10ExcellentOct 20, 07:48 a.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 09:48 a.m. GMT-7
Afternoonfishing7.0 /10GoodOct 20, 12:00 p.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 04:00 p.m. GMT-7
Afternoonsailing6.3 /10GoodOct 20, 12:00 p.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 02:00 p.m. GMT-7
Afternoonboating8.4 /10ExcellentOct 20, 02:00 p.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 06:00 p.m. GMT-7
Afternoonkayaking8.2 /10ExcellentOct 20, 03:00 p.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 05:00 p.m. GMT-7
Afternoondiving7.8 /10GoodOct 20, 12:00 p.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 06:00 p.m. GMT-7
Afternoonwildlife6.1 /10GoodOct 20, 04:00 p.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 06:00 p.m. GMT-7
Afternoonshoreline6.1 /10GoodOct 20, 12:00 p.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 02:00 p.m. GMT-7

Complete hourly weather forecast

Forecast hours in America/Vancouver
TimeTemperature °CWind knGust knWind from °Rain mmRain probability %Pressure hPa
2026-10-20 05:00 (America/Vancouver)7.010.17.42930.001020.5
2026-10-20 06:00 (America/Vancouver)6.910.36.02930.001020.5
2026-10-20 07:00 (America/Vancouver)6.49.36.62880.001020.4
2026-10-20 08:00 (America/Vancouver)6.29.75.42900.001020.3
2026-10-20 09:00 (America/Vancouver)8.39.75.62920.001020.7
2026-10-20 10:00 (America/Vancouver)11.59.56.63060.001021.1
2026-10-20 11:00 (America/Vancouver)13.28.79.33300.001021.2
2026-10-20 12:00 (America/Vancouver)14.37.08.43450.001020.9
2026-10-20 13:00 (America/Vancouver)15.16.07.23530.001020.3
2026-10-20 14:00 (America/Vancouver)15.84.57.03590.001019.5
2026-10-20 15:00 (America/Vancouver)16.12.96.6140.001018.7
2026-10-20 16:00 (America/Vancouver)16.01.96.6190.001018.0
2026-10-20 17:00 (America/Vancouver)15.11.76.840.001017.7
2026-10-20 18:00 (America/Vancouver)12.61.76.02790.001017.2
2026-10-20 19:00 (America/Vancouver)11.21.93.12640.001017.1
2026-10-20 20:00 (America/Vancouver)10.61.94.12460.001017.1
2026-10-20 21:00 (America/Vancouver)10.02.33.72530.001016.9
2026-10-20 22:00 (America/Vancouver)9.62.71.22600.001016.6
2026-10-20 23:00 (America/Vancouver)9.23.51.22620.001016.5

Complete hourly marine forecast

Marine forecast in America/Vancouver
TimeWave mWave period sWave from °Swell mWater °C
2026-10-20 05:00 (America/Vancouver)0.22.43400.112.8
2026-10-20 06:00 (America/Vancouver)0.22.53400.112.8
2026-10-20 07:00 (America/Vancouver)0.22.53410.212.8
2026-10-20 08:00 (America/Vancouver)0.22.53410.212.8
2026-10-20 09:00 (America/Vancouver)0.22.53410.212.8
2026-10-20 10:00 (America/Vancouver)0.22.53420.112.9
2026-10-20 11:00 (America/Vancouver)0.12.53420.112.9
2026-10-20 12:00 (America/Vancouver)0.12.43420.112.9
2026-10-20 13:00 (America/Vancouver)0.12.43430.112.9
2026-10-20 14:00 (America/Vancouver)0.12.43430.113.0
2026-10-20 15:00 (America/Vancouver)0.12.33430.113.0
2026-10-20 16:00 (America/Vancouver)0.12.33440.113.0
2026-10-20 17:00 (America/Vancouver)0.12.33440.113.0
2026-10-20 18:00 (America/Vancouver)0.12.33440.113.0
2026-10-20 19:00 (America/Vancouver)0.02.23440.013.0
2026-10-20 20:00 (America/Vancouver)0.02.23440.013.0
2026-10-20 21:00 (America/Vancouver)0.02.23440.012.9
2026-10-20 22:00 (America/Vancouver)0.02.13430.012.9
2026-10-20 23:00 (America/Vancouver)0.02.13430.012.9

High and low tides

Predictions at the mapped tide station.

Tide predictions
TimeTideHeight m
Oct 20, 07:18 a.m. GMT-7low2.0
Oct 20, 03:19 p.m. GMT-7high4.4
Oct 20, 10:13 p.m. GMT-7low3.0

Sun, moon and solunar timing

Sunrise: 07:48. Sunset: 18:20. Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous.

Astronomical activity periods
PeriodStartEnd
major20:1922:19
major08:1910:19
minor02:4903:49
minor14:4915:49

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

Weather assessments with separate tide coverage
StartEndScore /10AssessmentWind min knWind max knGustRain mmTide coverageReasons
Oct 20, 07:48 a.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 09:48 a.m. GMT-79.0Excellent9.39.7No gust0.0complete
Oct 20, 12:00 p.m. GMT-7Oct 20, 02:00 p.m. GMT-76.1Good6.07.08.4 kn0.0complete

Shoreline tide predictions

Source high and low predictions; heights keep the source datum
TimeTideHeight m
Oct 20, 07:18 a.m. GMT-7low2.0
Oct 20, 03:19 p.m. GMT-7high4.4
Oct 20, 10:13 p.m. GMT-7low3.0

Relative low-tide crossing windows

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

Predicted relative water-level crossings
StartEndPrediction coverageDaylight coverageWeather coverage
UnavailableOct 20, 11:07 a.m. GMT-7partialunavailableunavailable
Oct 20, 09:03 p.m. GMT-7Unavailablepartialunavailableunavailable

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 Ford Cove, BC

The conditions record includes 7 °C air temperature, 10.1079913584 knot wind, gusts to 7.3866090695999995 knots, and 1020.5 hPa pressure.

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

Earlier Ford Cove, BC daily reports

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