Current conditions
This page features live content provided by the Bella Coola Harbour Authority, as well as external resources for local information. Note that this information is provided as is, without warranties, express or implied, of any kind and is to be used at your own risk.
Bella Coola Harbour Live Camera
Bella Coola Harbour Weather Station
Click on the sticker below to access the detailed dashboard.
View the detailed current conditions or the wind conditions on the detailed dashboard for the Bella Coola Harbour weather station.
Marine information & links
Weather Canada:
The following weather forecasts for Bella Coola and Bella Bella are sourced straight from weather canada’s official site.
Fisheries and Ocean Canada’s marine forecasts and tides
- Tides Bella Coola
- Tide tables for 2024 - Queen Charlotte Sound to Dixon Entrance (direct link to pdf)
- Canadian Tide and current tables for any region/any year
- Current predictions by Station
Windy forecast
The following animated chart shows local wind and weather forecast for the coastal area around Bella Coola. You can zoom and move around on the map below. Note that temperatures are usually a less accurate than the forecast provided by weather can and shared above.
View detailed conditions and forecast on windy’s online weather forecast visualisation tool:
Local information
Fishing
Current regulations and limits for recreational fishing are available on the Fisheries and Oceans Canada website.
- Recreational fishing limits, openings and closures for BC tidal areas 8 and 108 - Fitz Sound, Bella Coola
- Recreational fishing limits, openings and closures for BC tidal areas 7 and 107 - Bella Bella, Denny Island
- Recreational fishing limits, openings and closures in British Columbia by fishery management area
- Identify your catch
Is your Chinook or Coho missing its adipose fin? If so, save your heads for future fisheries.
- Learn more about the coded wire tagging and salmon head recovery program
- Snootli hatchery information - when can i see salmon?
- BC and Yukon Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative
Crab, Prawn and other shellfish
Current regulations and limits for recreational shellfish harvesting are available on the Fisheries and Oceans Canada website.
- Recreational crab, prawn and other shellfish harvesting in B.C
- Recreational shellfish harvesting rules and regulations in B.C.
- Allowable gears for recreational shellfish harvesting in B.C.
Getting to Bella Coola
Road Conditions from Williams Lake to the Bella Coola Harbour
Check these 24h timelapse of cameras from Bella Coola Airport and Highway 20, near Airport for local weather and road conditions near Hagensborg.
For more information about road conditions, visit DriveBC
Bella Coola Ferry information
The Bella Coola Harbour Authority hosts the Ferry Terminal which is leased to, and operated independently by BC Ferries. For information regarding the Ferry terminal, schedules and reservations:
Tourism in Bella Coola
Attractions and activities
General information about what to do while visiting the Bella Coola area is available from the following websites: