Ballenas Island wind

Ballenas Island is a land weather station near Nanoose Bay in the Howe Sound and Sea to Sky sailing area. Readings from Environment Canada.

Latest observation

Now 2 kn from NNW (337°), gusting 2 kn, 2026-11-04 01:00 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:00 America/Vancouver). Air 10°C. 1018 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 8 kn, 24 readings, gust 18 kn, peak mean 16 kn, mostly WSW (248°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 01:00 UTC: 2 kn from NNW (337°), gust 2 kn
2026-11-04 00:00 UTC: 5 kn from W (281°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 23:00 UTC: 8 kn from WNW (292°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 22:00 UTC: 7 kn from WNW (288°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 21:00 UTC: 7 kn from W (271°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 20:00 UTC: 9 kn from W (269°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 19:00 UTC: 9 kn from W (273°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 18:00 UTC: 11 kn from W (266°), gust 12 kn

Position 49.351, -124.161; exposure marine. Ballenas Island is on open water.

Forecast against this station

Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Ballenas Island: 3.9 kn on average across 168 hourly comparisons, against 3.9 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRDPS West 1 km (experimental) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Ballenas Island: 3.5 kn on average across 168 hourly comparisons, against 4.0 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

How forecasts are checked.

Conditions map · Howe Sound and Sea to Sky · All stations · Weather models

Stations near Ballenas Island

Ballenas Isl, 1.0 nm away
Qualicum Beach Airport, 9.2 nm away
GW0363 weather, 8.9 nm away
Merry Island Lightstation, 12.0 nm away
DW2891 weather, 12.0 nm away
Sisters Isl, 13.5 nm away