Seacrest Park

Seacrest Park is a shore dive in Seattle, WA, US, from 0–40 m (0–131 ft). Seacrest Park Cove 2 in West Seattle is a highly popular and accessible dive site, suitable for any tide and not sensitive to currents, offering diverse underwater features like logs, pilings, a decomposed wreck, and rocky areas to explore. While parking can be sparse and a gear cart is recommended, divers should be cautious of ankle-twister concrete blocks with rebar at low tide, and expect potential turbidity in the entry waters due to frequent dive classes.

Site details

Entry
Beach/Shore
Depth
0–40 m (0–131 ft)
Environment
Ocean/Sea
Entry effort
Moderate (4 of 5)
Surface swim
30 m (98 ft)
Coordinates
47.58877, -122.37967

Site briefing

Seacrest Park Cove 2 is a really popular diving spot in West Seattle. It's easy to get to, works on any tide and isn't current sensitive. There's a lot to see there - logs and pilings with life growing on it, an old decomposed wreck, and exploring to be done on the rocks.

Entry and route

Find a parking spot as close as you can - it's in West Seattle, so parking might be sparse. Bring a cart to tote your gear. There's a wall above the slope to the beach that makes donning and doffing a BCD easier. The slope down to the water is quite manageable. At a low tide, be really careful entering - there are ankle twister concrete blocks, some with rebar sticking out. And if there are a lot of classes that day (there were 7 last time I was there) the entry waters will be turbid.

Tides and currents

  • Nearest NOAA tide station: Lockheed Shipyard, Harbor Island (9447110)
  • Nearest NOAA current station: Harbor Island West (PUG1507)

MyDivingSites forecasts tide, current, swell, and weather for Seacrest Park hour by hour.

Dive reports from Seacrest Park

1 logged dive, average rating 2.0 out of 5, average visibility 3.0 m (10 ft).

  • Apr 27, 2025 · Joe · visibility 3 m (10 ft) — Tides called for a big exchange: from a +11 to a -1, so we picked a place that would tolerate that and not be very current sensitive. We got in among skads of other divers - there were 3 diving schools operating that day, with about 7 classes. I think the next time I come here it'll be for a night dive. Seen: Rockfish, Red Rock Crab, California Sea Cucumber, Slender Crab.

Marine life seen here

  • California Sea Cucumber (Parastichopus californicus) — seen on 1 dive
  • Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus) — seen on 1 dive
  • Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) — seen on 1 dive
  • Slender Crab (Cancer gracilis) — seen on 1 dive

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