Entrance to English Bay wind

Entrance to English Bay is a weather buoy near University Endowment Lands in the Howe Sound and Sea to Sky sailing area. Readings from Environment Canada.

Latest observation

Now 6 kn from W (279°), 2026-11-04 00:20 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 17:20 America/Vancouver). Air 10°C. 1019 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 7 kn, 143 readings, peak mean 16 kn, mostly WNW (286°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:20 UTC: 6 kn from W (279°)
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 7 kn from W (266°)
2026-11-03 22:50 UTC: 6 kn from WSW (246°)
2026-11-03 21:50 UTC: 6 kn from WNW (283°)
2026-11-03 20:50 UTC: 9 kn from WNW (282°)
2026-11-03 19:50 UTC: 6 kn from W (259°)
2026-11-03 18:50 UTC: 10 kn from W (260°)
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 10 kn from W (260°)

Position 49.302, -123.357; exposure marine; sensor 5 m up. Entrance to English Bay is on open water.

Forecast against this station

Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days HRDPS West 1 km (experimental) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Entrance to English Bay: 3.7 kn on average across 168 hourly comparisons, against 3.8 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRDPS continental 2.5 km has had the smallest wind-speed error at Entrance to English Bay: 3.8 kn on average across 168 hourly comparisons, against 4.2 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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

Stations near Entrance to English Bay

Point Atkinson, 4.0 nm away
Horseshoe Bay, 5.1 nm away
Eagle Ridge, 5.4 nm away
Jericho Sailing Centre, 6.3 nm away
West Vancouver, 6.9 nm away
GW3866 weather, 6.3 nm away