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

Weather and water snapshot

Forecast snapshot assembled Nov 2, 12:02 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 9:00–11:00 AM, rated 6.7/10 (Good). Bite potential is 6.1/10 (Good), with the morning solunar major running 6:53–8:53 AM as an added timing cue. Winds ease from about 3 knots early to 2 knots by 10:00 AM, with no rain forecast in the window and air warming from 4.5 C to 8.4 C. Fog or very low visibility remains the main limitation, so use caution on the water and do not treat the bite cue as a visibility or departure clearance. Fishing remains Good from noon–2:00 PM at 6.5/10, though separate bite potential slips to 5.8/10 (Fair). The afternoon is warmer, near 10 C, with light 2-knot winds and no forecast rain. The next solunar major period, 6:53–8:53 PM, falls after daylight, so it is not a daylight fishing recommendation. Boating is Excellent from 10:00 AM–noon at 8.9/10, and kayaking is Excellent over the same two hours at 9.3/10. Conditions are very light-wind with essentially flat waves, but early fog or low visibility is the tradeoff. Afternoon boating is Excellent from 3:00–5:54 PM at 8.9/10, with kayaking Excellent at 9.4/10. Winds are only 1–2 knots through that period, and temperatures run about 9–10 C before cooling late. Sailing is Poor all day. The limiting reasons are Fog or very low visibility in the morning and Too little wind for sailing, with wind and gust models disagreeing. For shoreline exploring, 3:00–5:54 PM is rated 6/10 (Good). It is a daylight opportunity with light winds and no forecast rain, but tide timing does not confirm beach access or harvesting permission. The broader Shoreline Adventures daily score is 4/10 (Fair) because of fog or very low visibility. Wildlife viewing is Good from 9:00–11:00 AM at 6.3/10, and again from 3:00–5:54 PM at 6.1/10, subject to the same visibility concern. The water is about 11 C, so immersion protection matters for paddlers and anyone working close to the shoreline. Waves are near-flat, around 0.02 m, but visibility—not wind or sea state—is the condition most likely to limit a comfortable outing.

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: 08:03. Sunset: 17:54. Moon phase: Last Quarter.

Shoreline adventures 2026-11-02

Coverage: available. Source: provider: CHS; stationId: 5cebf1df3d0f4a073c4bbd2d. 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 Mill Bay, BC

The conditions record includes 3.5 °C air temperature, 2.5269978396 knot wind, gusts to 4.2764578824 knots, and 1023 hPa pressure.

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

Earlier Mill Bay, BC daily reports

This is the earliest finished report currently available for this location.