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Dive planning for Box Canyon

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Box Canyon Dive Planning
By  With (Source info as of 10/13/24)

Box Canyon is a dive site near Neah Bay with Star Wars-like trench topography. Epic dive!

Remote Olympic coast diving.

Access: Boat.

Marine life: Dense invertebrates cover the canyon walls on healthy years.

Hazards: Extreme currents and remoteness. Watch for swell and fog.

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โš ๏ธ Safety & accuracy

Before diving at Box Canyon, always check the site-specific wind/wave forecast, tide/currents, and recent reports (latest: Oct 13, 2024)! Reminder: Winds (even offshore winds) can impact slack time.

Briefings may be out of date or have inaccuracies. Dive within your training and experience. The first time diving a site, join someone familiar with the site and/or start on a mild day.

See our currents, tides, wind, and waves guide for help reading charts and planning current-sensitive dives.

The nearest NOAA or XTide current and tide stations within 25 miles are selected by default when available. NOAA stations show charts here; XTide stations link to Dairiki. Click a pin on the map below to choose another station for current, tide, camera, or buoy data (you may need to zoom in or out).

See an issue? Would you suggest a different default station or depth? Suggest briefing updates.

Nearby Stations

7/13/26

No current station within 25 miles of this site. Zoom out to see further out stations. If you know of a better station from some other source, let us know!

NEAH BAY -- 5 miles away

Tide and current chart data for 7/13/26
NOAA CurrentNOAA TidesXTide CurrentXTide TidesBox Canyon