Pirates Cove Marine - De Courcy Island

About the Park

Potential for whale-watching through Ruxton Pass or Pylades Channel. Fires are not permitted in the park or on the beach at any time. Camp stove for cooking only. There are no disposal facilities so please practice “leave no trace” ethics.

Boat Harbour, CA

4:44 pm, Jan 11, 2026

8°C | °F

L: 8° | H: 10°

Feels like 4°C | °F° mist

Humidity: 97 %

Pressure: 1022 hPa

Wind: 35 Km/h ESE

Wind Gust: 0 Km/h

UV Index: 0

Precipitation: 1 mm

Rain Chance: 100%

Visibility: 8 km

Sunrise: 8:06 am

Sunset: 4:39 pm

Temperature
Precipitation
Wind
Humidity
Pressure
Rain Chance

10.51 kmh 7:00 pm

8.96 kmh 10:00 pm

7.81 kmh 1:00 am

5.9 kmh 4:00 am

5.76 kmh 7:00 am

5.2 kmh 10:00 am

7.62 kmh 1:00 pm

8.45 kmh 4:00 pm

7.13 kmh 7:00 pm

4.67 kmh 10:00 pm

2.23 kmh 1:00 am

1.97 kmh 4:00 am

2.35 kmh 7:00 am

1.76 kmh 10:00 am

1.47 kmh 1:00 pm

0.85 kmh 4:00 pm

0.26 kmh 7:00 pm

0.17 kmh 10:00 pm

1.5 kmh 1:00 am

1.78 kmh 4:00 am

3.26 kmh 7:00 am

3.41 kmh 10:00 am

2.25 kmh 1:00 pm

1.34 kmh 4:00 pm

2.63 kmh 7:00 pm

2.74 kmh 10:00 pm

2.52 kmh 1:00 am

3.93 kmh 4:00 am

3.14 kmh 7:00 am

2.45 kmh 10:00 am

3.07 kmh 1:00 pm

2.86 kmh 4:00 pm

2.18 kmh 7:00 pm

2.26 kmh 10:00 pm

2.06 kmh 1:00 am

2.25 kmh 4:00 am

2.01 kmh 7:00 am

1.47 kmh 10:00 am

2.21 kmh 1:00 pm

1.43 kmh 4:00 pm

Today 12:00 pmJan 11, 2026

7° / 9°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 28 Km/h 95 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 12:00 pmJan 12, 2026

9° / 10°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 26 Km/h 97 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 12:00 pmJan 13, 2026

9° / 10°°C | °F 0.28 mm 28% 9 Km/h 96 % 1029 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 12:00 pmJan 14, 2026

8° / 9°°C | °F 0.53 mm 53% 13 Km/h 97 % 1030 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 12:00 pmJan 15, 2026

6° / 9°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 20 Km/h 79 % 1032 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 7:00 pmJan 11, 2026

8° / 8°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 38 Km/h 94 % 1019 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 10:00 pmJan 11, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 32 Km/h 96 % 1018 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 1:00 amJan 12, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 28 Km/h 97 % 1018 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 4:00 amJan 12, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 21 Km/h 98 % 1020 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 7:00 amJan 12, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 21 Km/h 98 % 1020 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 10:00 amJan 12, 2026

10° / 10°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 19 Km/h 98 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 1:00 pmJan 12, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 27 Km/h 97 % 1021 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 4:00 pmJan 12, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 30 Km/h 97 % 1021 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 7:00 pmJan 12, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 26 Km/h 97 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 10:00 pmJan 12, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 17 Km/h 98 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 1:00 amJan 13, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 0.93 mm 93% 8 Km/h 96 % 1025 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 4:00 amJan 13, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 7 Km/h 98 % 1026 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 7:00 amJan 13, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 0.68 mm 68% 8 Km/h 98 % 1027 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 10:00 amJan 13, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 6 Km/h 97 % 1028 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 1:00 pmJan 13, 2026

10° / 10°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 5 Km/h 96 % 1029 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 4:00 pmJan 13, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 3 Km/h 98 % 1029 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 7:00 pmJan 13, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 1 Km/h 98 % 1029 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 10:00 pmJan 13, 2026

10° / 10°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 1 Km/h 98 % 1029 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 1:00 amJan 14, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 5 Km/h 96 % 1029 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 4:00 amJan 14, 2026

10° / 10°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 6 Km/h 94 % 1029 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 7:00 amJan 14, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 12 Km/h 95 % 1028 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 10:00 amJan 14, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 12 Km/h 97 % 1029 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 1:00 pmJan 14, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 0.63 mm 63% 8 Km/h 97 % 1031 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 4:00 pmJan 14, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 0.29 mm 29% 5 Km/h 97 % 1033 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 7:00 pmJan 14, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 9 Km/h 97 % 1033 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 10:00 pmJan 14, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 10 Km/h 90 % 1034 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 1:00 amJan 15, 2026

9° / 9°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 9 Km/h 90 % 1035 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 4:00 amJan 15, 2026

7° / 7°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 14 Km/h 93 % 1035 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 7:00 amJan 15, 2026

6° / 6°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 11 Km/h 90 % 1034 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 10:00 amJan 15, 2026

8° / 8°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 9 Km/h 86 % 1034 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 1:00 pmJan 15, 2026

8° / 8°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 11 Km/h 83 % 1033 hPa 0 mm/h

Friday 4:00 pmJan 15, 2026

8° / 8°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 10 Km/h 86 % 1032 hPa 0 mm/h

Friday 7:00 pmJan 15, 2026

6° / 6°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 8 Km/h 86 % 1031 hPa 0 mm/h

Friday 10:00 pmJan 15, 2026

6° / 6°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 8 Km/h 86 % 1031 hPa 0 mm/h

Friday 1:00 amJan 16, 2026

5° / 5°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 7 Km/h 84 % 1030 hPa 0 mm/h

Friday 4:00 amJan 16, 2026

5° / 5°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 8 Km/h 82 % 1030 hPa 0 mm/h

Friday 7:00 amJan 16, 2026

4° / 4°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 7 Km/h 78 % 1029 hPa 0 mm/h

Friday 10:00 amJan 16, 2026

6° / 6°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 5 Km/h 71 % 1029 hPa 0 mm/h

Friday 1:00 pmJan 16, 2026

8° / 8°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 8 Km/h 64 % 1027 hPa 0 mm/h

Saturday 4:00 pmJan 16, 2026

7° / 7°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 5 Km/h 71 % 1026 hPa 0 mm/h

Contact

K2 Park Services Ltd
Phone/Fax: 1 877 559-2115
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.k2parks.ca
www.bcparks.ca

Rates

Backcountry camping – $5/person/night

Facilities

walk-in campsites, 2 day-use dinghy docks, and mooring rings for larger vessels.

Location

Marine access only. Located at the SE end of De Courcy Island, 16 km SE of Nanaimo.

Size

31 ha.

Available amenities & activities at this park

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Park Amenities

Wilderness / backcountry / walk-in camping
Picnic sites
Pit Toilets
Beach
Anchorage
Pets must be on leash

Park Activities

Canoeing / kayaking
Fishing
Hiking
Wildlife Viewing

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