It is common for us to hear "this is Port Hardy
diving!" when people come up from their dives - and
you don't need to cross the border and take several
ferries to get there ( only 1 ferry! )
Almost all of our dives are current dependent. Some
can be done on ebbing currents, some on flooding
currents and some only at slack. Diving live boat is
the best way to go. That way you don't have to
worry about getting back to the boat and can enjoy
the dive more. You will probably find that on most
sites you will have to get to about 40 feet to get past
the broad leaf kelp that covers much of the rocks. In
the winter time the kelp dies back a bit.
Come dive our world class sites like:
Turn Point (on Stewart Island) - this site is seriously
vertical!! It is also a slack only dive. If you over stay
your welcome, the back eddy will tend to push you
into the wall and you can't get off it. It makes getting
back to the boat a bit of a challenge. There are
places where the bow of the boat can be touching
the rocks and the depth sounder will read almost 600
feet. There are sections of wall completely filled with
different kinds of anemones. There is also a cool
area that has an overhead environment.
Bell Island - East or West Side depending on the
current, one Reef Counter said he added 20
invertebrates to his list!! Wolf eels on the West side!
This site is very rocky/bouldery (technical term!) with
a few smaller wall sections.
Oneil Island - North or East Side, depending on the
currents. The north side bottoms out around 90 feet
and turns into a sand/mud bottom. The north side
goes well past sport diving limits. Puget Sound King
Crab, heart crabs, octopus, sea pens (on the mud
bottom)
Flat Top Island - This site is very steep with several
vertical sections.
Gull Rocks - This site is north of Flat Top Island and
is basically a pinnacle. It is amazingly full of life with
cloud sponges down around 100 feet.
Reid Rock - This site is a slack only site. The rock
never clears the water, so you need to be able to do
a descent using the kelp as a visual aid. Cloud
Sponges, Puget Sound King Crab, Octopus, huge
barnacles
Pirates Cove - This is on the North side of Long
Island. It bottoms out about 90 feet. It can be done
when the current is running but is best when the
current is below 1 knot. There are solid walls of
Plumrose Anemones, Puget Sound King Crabs,
nudibranches
Strawberry Point - This is on the West side of Long
Island. This is also a slack only dive. It has whole
wall sections of cup corals and strawberry
anemones. A very colorful site. One of everyone's
favorites.
Iceberg Point - There are several areas to dive
around here. Depending on depths, you can get
some protection from the currents. This area has a
lot of variety to the bottom, from wall sections to
knobs and knolls. In the summer months, unless you
dive the wall areas, you will probably have kelp
covering much of the structure.
Pt George (or Sir Walters Wall) - This site is on
Shaw Island. It is generally a slack or light flood dive.
The main portion of the site really starts at about 60
feet. There are actually about 4 dive sites adjacent
to this.
Turn Island - There are several sites on this island.
Some are slack only and some can be done on a
lighter flood. This site has whole wall sections full of
anemones. Some areas, you can't see the rocks
because of all the life.
North Side of Stuart Island - A nice drift with lots of
nooks and crannies to explore and some octopus
hiding in them
UW Research Wall - This site has several dive sites
on it. It is a pretty long wall section with a couple of
small coves breaking it up. Very colorful, lots of
variety to the life. If you see any floats, lines, blocks
or other foreign things here, leave them alone,
current research is being done here.
Kellet Bluff - This site is on the South side of Henry
Island. It is a local favorite and has a great variety of
life.
Deadman's Island - This site sits in Cattle Pass
between Lopez and San Juan Islands. It has a lot of
invertebrate life and is not diveable on an flood.
Reef Point - This site usually has protection on an
ebb. Great boulder/rocky areas with some serious
wall sections.
Christmas Reef - This site is adjacent to Danger
Rock and is a Reef counters dream.
Jones Island - This island has at least 3 sites on it,
Northwest of the North Harbor, Southwest of the
South Harbor and the marker that sits on the reef.
Johns Island, Speiden Island, Cactus Island
and the list goes on and on and on and on..
diving!" when people come up from their dives - and
you don't need to cross the border and take several
ferries to get there ( only 1 ferry! )
Almost all of our dives are current dependent. Some
can be done on ebbing currents, some on flooding
currents and some only at slack. Diving live boat is
the best way to go. That way you don't have to
worry about getting back to the boat and can enjoy
the dive more. You will probably find that on most
sites you will have to get to about 40 feet to get past
the broad leaf kelp that covers much of the rocks. In
the winter time the kelp dies back a bit.
Come dive our world class sites like:
Turn Point (on Stewart Island) - this site is seriously
vertical!! It is also a slack only dive. If you over stay
your welcome, the back eddy will tend to push you
into the wall and you can't get off it. It makes getting
back to the boat a bit of a challenge. There are
places where the bow of the boat can be touching
the rocks and the depth sounder will read almost 600
feet. There are sections of wall completely filled with
different kinds of anemones. There is also a cool
area that has an overhead environment.
Bell Island - East or West Side depending on the
current, one Reef Counter said he added 20
invertebrates to his list!! Wolf eels on the West side!
This site is very rocky/bouldery (technical term!) with
a few smaller wall sections.
Oneil Island - North or East Side, depending on the
currents. The north side bottoms out around 90 feet
and turns into a sand/mud bottom. The north side
goes well past sport diving limits. Puget Sound King
Crab, heart crabs, octopus, sea pens (on the mud
bottom)
Flat Top Island - This site is very steep with several
vertical sections.
Gull Rocks - This site is north of Flat Top Island and
is basically a pinnacle. It is amazingly full of life with
cloud sponges down around 100 feet.
Reid Rock - This site is a slack only site. The rock
never clears the water, so you need to be able to do
a descent using the kelp as a visual aid. Cloud
Sponges, Puget Sound King Crab, Octopus, huge
barnacles
Pirates Cove - This is on the North side of Long
Island. It bottoms out about 90 feet. It can be done
when the current is running but is best when the
current is below 1 knot. There are solid walls of
Plumrose Anemones, Puget Sound King Crabs,
nudibranches
Strawberry Point - This is on the West side of Long
Island. This is also a slack only dive. It has whole
wall sections of cup corals and strawberry
anemones. A very colorful site. One of everyone's
favorites.
Iceberg Point - There are several areas to dive
around here. Depending on depths, you can get
some protection from the currents. This area has a
lot of variety to the bottom, from wall sections to
knobs and knolls. In the summer months, unless you
dive the wall areas, you will probably have kelp
covering much of the structure.
Pt George (or Sir Walters Wall) - This site is on
Shaw Island. It is generally a slack or light flood dive.
The main portion of the site really starts at about 60
feet. There are actually about 4 dive sites adjacent
to this.
Turn Island - There are several sites on this island.
Some are slack only and some can be done on a
lighter flood. This site has whole wall sections full of
anemones. Some areas, you can't see the rocks
because of all the life.
North Side of Stuart Island - A nice drift with lots of
nooks and crannies to explore and some octopus
hiding in them
UW Research Wall - This site has several dive sites
on it. It is a pretty long wall section with a couple of
small coves breaking it up. Very colorful, lots of
variety to the life. If you see any floats, lines, blocks
or other foreign things here, leave them alone,
current research is being done here.
Kellet Bluff - This site is on the South side of Henry
Island. It is a local favorite and has a great variety of
life.
Deadman's Island - This site sits in Cattle Pass
between Lopez and San Juan Islands. It has a lot of
invertebrate life and is not diveable on an flood.
Reef Point - This site usually has protection on an
ebb. Great boulder/rocky areas with some serious
wall sections.
Christmas Reef - This site is adjacent to Danger
Rock and is a Reef counters dream.
Jones Island - This island has at least 3 sites on it,
Northwest of the North Harbor, Southwest of the
South Harbor and the marker that sits on the reef.
Johns Island, Speiden Island, Cactus Island
and the list goes on and on and on and on..
Featured Dive Sites
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