Seattle diving in August

Hey guys. I'll be in Seattle with Douglas Seifert and Simon Rogerson in mid-August to do six-gill sharks, and Douggie and I will have a few days afterwards for local diving in Seattle and Vancouver.

Got advice for who to dive with? We want giant pacific octos, wolf eels, and more.

Any leads would be greatly appreciated!

Hey guys. I'll be in Seattle with Douglas Seifert and Simon Rogerson in mid-August to do six-gill sharks, and Douggie and I will have a few days afterwards for local diving in Seattle and Vancouver.

 

Got advice for who to dive with? We want giant pacific octos, wolf eels, and more.

 

Any leads would be greatly appreciated!

Bandito Charters is highly regarded for boat diving.

Bandito Charters

As for dive sites, do you want easy or do you want big current dives? In the Pacific Northwest, the current is always a factor and, at some sites, you have to closely watch the tide tables to know when to get in the water and when not to get in the water. Do you like cold water? I hope so, because typical water temperatures in Puget Sound are about 47 degrees, give or take a degree. The viz in August will be better than during the spring algae blooms, but not as good as in December when you usually get the best viz.

Generally speaking, the further north you go in Puget Sound (closer to Vancouver) the better viz you will get. If you are diving in South Puget Sound (closer to Hood Canal and Seattle) the viz is not as good.

Here's another link that may be helpful. You may enjoy reading their reviews of different dive sites.

Northwest Dive News

If you have more questions, just holler

Ellen

Eric;

Viz may be pretty poor, at least down to 40-60', but then again we sometimes have some diotomes that breed about then, eat the bloom, and give us very clear water.

I think the water may be a bit warmer than Ellen indicated, it goes up to 55F at times.

I have written a guide for WA State Tourism's site about some popular shore diving sites:

ExperienceWA Scuba Section

I would also recommend going up to Victoria and diving at race rocks and some of the shore dives around there. Ogden Point Dive Centre has everything you need.

Drop me a line when you get up and I can arrange a tour of the Seattle Aquarium as I work there as a volunteer Science Diver. We are also doing 6 Gill tagging dives.

Jack