Maple Bay, British Columbia Weather
Maple Bay, British Columbia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast, soil and crop conditions for Maple Bay in Comiaken Land District.
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About Maple Bay, British Columbia
Maple Bay is a community in Comiaken Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Maple Bay is located at 48.8167°N, 123.6167°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V9L.
Maple Bay rests at the edge of the Pacific, where the land rises sharply toward the heights of Stoney Hill. It lies 7.9 km east-north-east of Duncan, BC (from Duncan, BC: bearing 58°T), and is situated 13.3 km south-south-east of Chemainus. The atmosphere here carries a salt-heavy stillness, particularly as the evening light catches the dark, evergreen slopes and turns the sheltered water into a sheet of hammered silver. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the terrain shifts into the quiet interior, where Quamichan Lake sits four kilometers inland and the Cowichan River winds its path five kilometers away. The air feels dense with the moisture of the coast, cooling the skin even in the height of summer, while the proximity of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada, twenty-four kilometers distant, reminds those who visit that this coastline is part of a much larger, wilder expanse. Settlement in the Comiaken Land District grew from the intersection of maritime necessity and the slow, deliberate cultivation of the soil. Maple Bay developed as a haven for vessels seeking refuge from the open currents, eventually anchoring a local economy that balances small-scale marine activity with the quiet persistence of rural life. The traditions of the place are held in the steady maintenance of docks and the seasonal cycles of the water, reflecting a history shaped by those who looked to the sea for their living. Life in Maple Bay moves with the tide, leaving the residents to observe the changing weather patterns as the primary marker of their days, far from the frantic pace of larger hubs.
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| Location | Maple Bay, Comiaken Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 48.816667°N, 123.61667°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7) |
| Postal FSA | V9L |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Maple Bay, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maple Bay, British Columbia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, ECCC extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modelled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live Water Survey of Canada river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Maple Bay includes coordinates 48.816667°N, 123.616670°W, situated in Comiaken Land District. Postal FSA: V9L. Telephone area code: 236, 250, 604, 672, 778. Timezone: Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7).
Weather data is sourced from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from Water Survey of Canada (WSC) via the ECCC GeoMet realtime hydrometric feed. Marine and solunar data are modelled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 and is public domain.