United States
Dive sites in Washington
28 dive sites in Washington — 26 shore and 2 boat dives, down to 47.2 m (155 ft), 61 logged dives. Each has entry and route notes, depths, and reports from divers who've been there.
Bainbridge Island 4 sites
Fort Ward
Bainbridge Island, WA, US
Fort Ward on Bainbridge Island is a shallow-water night diving spot (October-February) where divers search for Pacific spiny lumpsuckers in 20ft or less, staying near the boat ramp and using extra weight and lights fo…
- Beach/Shore
- 1–5 m (3–16 ft)
- 4 logged dives
Metridium
Bainbridge Island, WA, US
Metridium, a large rock reef running east to west, offers an expansive dive with abundant white-plumed anemones, but requires a significant swim south from the Rockaway beach entry. Divers can either surface swim or d…
- Beach/Shore
- 5–31 m (16–102 ft)
Rockaway
Bainbridge Island, WA, US
Rockaway is a local favorite, boasting easy entry and multiple reef options brimming with diverse marine life like nudibranchs, wolf eels, and potentially octopus or lingcod guarding their eggs. The optimal dive invol…
- Beach/Shore
- 5–33 m (16–108 ft)
- 14 logged dives
Bremerton 2 sites
Illahee State Park
Bremerton, WA, US
Illahee is an excellent dive site for practicing skills, featuring a gently sloping sandy bottom, and divers can find a long-lost shopping cart and a concrete anchor block near the end of the dock, which also hosts ba…
- Beach/Shore
- 0–16 m (0–52 ft)
- 9 logged dives
Warren Avenue Bridge
Bremerton, WA, US
An advanced, current-critical shore dive — a few hundred yards of rough hand-carry buys you clay-bottomed pier circumnavigations at 20–40 fsw loaded with inverts, but only inside a tight ~40-minute slack window.
- Beach/Shore
- 1–16 m (3–52 ft)
- 3 logged dives
Brinnon 2 sites
Point Whitney
Brinnon, WA, US
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.
- Beach/Shore
- 5–30.5 m (16–100 ft)
- 1 logged dive
Triton Cove State Park
Brinnon, WA, US
Great shore dive on hood canal with shallow depths that are good for beginners.
- Beach/Shore
- 0–25 m (0–82 ft)
- 1 logged dive
Hoodsport 2 sites
Goby Garden / Rosie's Ravine
Hoodsport, WA, US
Dive site featuring wolf eels and giant Pacific octopus among walls, rock formations, pinnacles, boulder piles, and shelves.
- Charter Boat
- 4.6–36.6 m (15–120 ft)
Sund Rock
Hoodsport, WA, US
Among the Hood Canal divesite royalty. Marine preserve, so make your reservation.
- Beach/Shore
- 0–23 m (0–75 ft)
- 2 logged dives
Port Townsend 2 sites
Port Townsend
Port Townsend, WA, US
North Beach offers an easy entry dive with a mild slope and shallow depths, typically no more than 30 feet. While marine life is sparse, divers can enjoy scenic views of the North Cascades and San Juan Islands on clea…
- Beach/Shore
- 1.2–9.1 m (4–30 ft)
- 3 logged dives
Seattle 2 sites
Seacrest Park
Seattle, WA, US
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…
- Beach/Shore
- 0–40 m (0–131 ft)
- 1 logged dive
Des Moines 1 site
Redondo
Des Moines, WA, US
Shore dive at Redondo with two separate areas - a shallow line at 50ft following the right bay contour and a deep line dropping steeply to 85ft past the MaST center.
- Beach/Shore
- 5–27.4 m (16–90 ft)
- 7 logged dives
Indianola 1 site
Kitsap County 1 site
Misery Point Reef
Kitsap County, WA, US
Walk in from the boat launch, head northeast past the white buoy, then swim 200 yards north-northeast to the green sign for a rewarding dive surrounded by abundant marine life.
- Beach/Shore
- 0–24.4 m (0–80 ft)
- 1 logged dive
Lilliwaup 1 site
Octopus Hole
Lilliwaup, WA, US
Hood Canal wall dive at about 50 fsw, known for GPO, wolf eels, tiger shrimp, and crabs.
- Beach/Shore
- 9.1–19.8 m (30–65 ft)
- 2 logged dives
Mason County 1 site
Mukilteo 1 site
Ovington 1 site
Pierce County 1 site
Fox Island West Wall
Pierce County, WA, US
Fox Island West Wall is a reef-like wall dive off Kamus Drive on Fox Island, accessed by entering at the road end and navigating to 50 FSW before heading 225° to explore nook-filled structure with sand accumulation an…
- Beach/Shore
- 5–19.8 m (16–65 ft)
- 2 logged dives
Port Hadlock-Irondale 1 site
Comet wreck
Port Hadlock-Irondale, WA, US
Shallow shore dive wreck located 200 feet south of the boat ramp, running east-west and accessible by swimming south from the clam farm sign.
- Beach/Shore
- 5–16 m (16–52 ft)
- 2 logged dives
Seabeck 1 site
Seabeck
Seabeck, WA, US
Seabeck Marina offers a low-key shore dive in Hood Canal, providing easy entry near the public park with roadside parking available. Divers should be mindful of potential logging hazards beneath the marina and be awar…
- Beach/Shore
- 0–17 m (0–56 ft)
- 3 logged dives
Steilacoom 1 site
Sunnyside Beach Park
Steilacoom, WA, US
Convenient city-park shore dive at Sunnyside Beach Park: cart your gear across the tracks to the south access by the volleyball area, then a shallow, sandy, skills-friendly swim out to a buoy that drops you onto an ol…
- Beach/Shore
- 5–16 m (16–52 ft)
- 2 logged dives
Tacoma 1 site
Les Davis Marine Park
Tacoma, WA, US
Les Davis Marine Park in Tacoma is a waterfront dive site featuring a man-made reef with quirky underwater attractions — tires, a chess board, and a squirrel statue — and regular sightings of octopi, wolf eels, and wa…
- Beach/Shore
- 0–24.4 m (0–80 ft)
- 1 logged dive
The Bowl of Edmonds 1 site
University Place 1 site
Day island
University Place, WA, US
Current-dependent wall dive (50-90') best done on low exchanges—enter at flood tide end, drift south, and ride the current back; home to wolf eels and GPOs.
- Beach/Shore
- 14.6–27.4 m (48–90 ft)
- 1 logged dive
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