Whaletown, BC Daily Water Report — November 2, 2026

Weather and water snapshot

Forecast snapshot assembled Nov 2, 08:29 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.

The best supported daylight fishing window is 12:00 PM–2:00 PM, for 2 hours, rated 6.4/10 (Good). Separate bite potential is 5.8/10 (Fair), with the afternoon high tide at 1:41 PM and a 1:28–2:28 PM solunar minor period providing timing cues. Expect ESE wind around 12–13 knots, dry forecast samples, and air temperatures climbing from about 10.6 C to 11.2 C. The water is very flat, with waves around 0.1–0.3 m, but the falling pressure and only Fair bite potential keep expectations measured. Morning conditions are closed because of fog or very low visibility. The 6:58–8:58 AM solunar major period overlaps that closure, so it is not a reason to head out. Visibility is the main issue, with fog indicated through 10:00 AM; a captain must still confirm departure conditions. For boating, the strongest daylight option is 3:00 PM–5:56 PM, rated 7.4/10 (Good). Wind eases from roughly 12 knots toward 10 knots through late afternoon, with low waves. Sailing is 6/10 (Good) from 12:00 PM–5:56 PM, though wind and gust models disagree. Treat that uncertainty as a planning caution rather than evidence of steady sailing wind. Diving is 7.6/10 (Good) from 12:00 PM–5:56 PM, supported by the low sea state. Surface visibility concerns earlier in the day still matter for travel and shore support; atmospheric visibility does not indicate underwater clarity. Water temperature is about 11.3 C from the latest satellite reading. Kayaking remains 4/10 (Fair) from 3:00 PM–5:56 PM because wind limits paddling conditions, despite the small waves. Wildlife is also 5.8/10 (Fair) in that same late-day window. For shoreline exploring, 3:00 PM–5:56 PM is 5.5/10 (Fair). It is a daylight window after the 1:41 PM high, with dry forecast samples and easing wind. Tide timing does not confirm beach access or harvesting permission. After sunset, the 6:58–8:58 PM solunar major period may be a fishing timing cue only; it is not a daylight outing recommendation.

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: 08:13. Sunset: 17:56. Moon phase: Last Quarter.

Shoreline adventures 2026-11-02

Coverage: available. Source: provider: CHS; stationId: 5cebf1de3d0f4a073c4bb987. 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 Whaletown, BC

The conditions record includes 7 °C air temperature, 11.4686825028 knot wind, gusts to 6.2203023744 knots, and 1022.5 hPa pressure.

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

Earlier Whaletown, BC daily reports

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• Whaletown, BC report for 2026-10-21