Point Whitney
Point Whitney is a shore dive in Brinnon, WA, US, from 5–30.5 m (16–100 ft). Shore dive at Point Whitney near the state shellfish lab, featuring two outflow pipes (to 35 fsw and 100 fsw) inhabited by GPOs and plumose anemones, accessible via the beach, near gap along the lab fence.
Site details
- Entry
- Beach/Shore
- Depth
- 5–30.5 m (16–100 ft)
- Environment
- Ocean/Sea
- Entry effort
- Easy (5 of 5)
- Surface swim
- 30 m (98 ft)
- Coordinates
- 47.76216, -122.85250
Site briefing
Shore dive at a state shellfish lab area. Dive the Point Whitney Road to the Water Access and keep going down the beach along the fence. You'll see a gap in the fencing on the left - this is where the main attraction is out in the ocean.
Entry and route
There are 2 long outflow pipes from the shellfish lab - one is shorter and ends at about 35 fsw, and the other is much longer and concrete, ending at about 100fsw. Be aware of your depths and which pipe you're following. There are GPOs that live in the pipe segments, and the end of the long pipe looks like a bottle brush covered in plumose anemones.
Tides and currents
- Nearest NOAA tide station: Whitney Point, Dabob Bay (9445246)
- Nearest NOAA current station: Hazel Point (PUG1601)
MyDivingSites forecasts tide, current, swell, and weather for Point Whitney hour by hour.
Dive reports from Point Whitney
1 logged dive, average rating 4.0 out of 5, average visibility 4.0 m (13 ft).
- Oct 26, 2025 · Joe · visibility 4 m (13 ft) — Shop dive with Sound Dive Center - GPOs, pumpkins (GPOs on Pumpkins), and Trick-or-treat underwater navigation. Viz was awesome! Low currents throughout the day, but when the tide switched to flood the current kicked up a notch. Red Octo. Seen: Giant Pacific Octopus.
Marine life seen here
- Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) — seen on 1 dive
Nearby dive sites
- Misery Point Reef — 7.1 mi (11.4 km) away
- Seabeck — 8.4 mi (13.5 km) away