Shawl Bay, British Columbia Weather

Marine forecast and fishing conditions near Shawl Bay.

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About Shawl Bay, British Columbia

Shawl Bay is a locality in Range 1 Coast Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Shawl Bay is located at 50.8556°N, 126.5556°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V0N.

Shawl Bay rests along the Pacific coast of British Columbia, defined by the rugged interface where the dark forest meets the salt-heavy air of the tide. It lies 47.5 km north-east of Port McNeill, BC (from Port McNeill, BC: bearing 51°T), and is situated 17.6 km north of Health Bay. The land rises toward the distant Miriam Range, a silhouette that holds the morning light in a soft, bruised purple before the sun clears the heights. Nearby, the stillness of the water is interrupted only by the occasional wake of a vessel, while the Burdwood Group Conservancy sits nine kilometers away, preserving the wild, green margins of the coast. Within this geography, the air carries a constant, cool dampness that tastes of cedar and kelp, clinging to the skin like a memory of the sea. The history of Shawl Bay reflects the quiet persistence of those who have long made their living from these sheltered inlets and the surrounding timber. While Mackenzie Lake lies ten kilometers inland and the Wakeman River flows twenty kilometers away, the focus here remains directed toward the water, which serves as both path and provider. The local economy persists through a measured reliance on maritime activity and the seasonal rhythms of the coast, where the pace of work is dictated by the turning of the tide rather than the clock. Life in Shawl Bay possesses a gravity of its own, grounded in a quiet solitude that persists even as the modern world shifts beyond the horizon.

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NOAA GOES-19 GEOCOLOR — Canada / Northern U.S. sector. Auto-refreshes every 10 minutes on page reload. Frames the whole country from Newfoundland to the BC coast, plus adjacent Pacific and Atlantic storm approaches.

Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload

About This Shawl Bay, British Columbia Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shawl 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 Shawl Bay includes coordinates 50.855556°N, 126.555560°W, situated in Range 1 Coast Land District. Postal FSA: V0N. 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.