Pacific Northwest Shore Dives

One of the best things about the Puget Sound is that we have a ton of good to great local shore diving.

I’m told by divers that have moved away to Oregon or even some areas of the tropics like Thailand, it’s the biggest thing they miss. Always having to plan for a boat to go for a splash (while tons of fun) increases cost and decreases when you can go.

Please remember to plan your dives to account for currents, tides, weather, and other hazards (e.g. darkness for exits, boat traffic, etc.). I use these sites to help plan my dives:

Dive Planning Tools

• PNW Diving for Viz Reports & Tide Predictions

• Plan Your Dive

• The Perfect Dive

• ShoreDiving.com

• Tide and Current Predictor

Recreational Dive Sites

• Alki Cove 2

• Keystone Jetty

• Three Tree Point

• Sund Rock South Wall

• Sunrise Beach

Great Scooter Dives

• Alki Fishing Reef (Scooter from Me-Kwa-Mooks Park, 90′)

• Flagpole Point, Hood Canal (Scooter from Mike’s Beach Resort Private Road)

• PB4Y Privateer (Scooter from Warren G Magnuson Park, 150′)

• MT6 (Alki Cove 1, Scooter, 205′)

• Warren and Steele Cars (Scoot, 170-190′) [PERMIT REQUIRED] [Emerald Sea Photography]

Fun Technical Dives

• PB4Y Privateer (Scooter from Warren G Magnuson Park, 150′)

• MT6 (Scooter from Alki Cove 1, 205′)

• Warren & Steels Cars (Scoot from shore, 170-190′) [PERMIT REQUIRED] [Emerald Sea Photography]

Other Great Resources

• Emerald Sea Photography Puget Sound Dive Sites

• Emerald Diving Local Dive Site Listing

• Pacific NW Scuba Local Site Write-Ups and Directions to Many Sites