Site Resources & Tools
Dive planning for Broken Leg
Site Briefing
Broken Leg is a dive site in Hood Canal .
Rocky Hood Canal habitat. This site can get deep so be mindful. The charter captain will often point out interesting way points on the briefing.
Marine life: Commonly seen: wolf eel, giant pacific octopus, sea star, shrimp, lingcod, and rockfish.
⚠️ Safety & accuracy
Before diving at Broken Leg, always check the site-specific wind/wave forecast, tide/currents, and recent reports (latest: Dec 30, 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Briefings may be out of date or have inaccuracies.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
Hazel Point (23 ft) -- 6 miles away
Bangor Wharf -- 7 miles away
Nearby Dive Sites
- The Pinnacle (<1 mile)
- Pulali Point (~1 miles)
- Camp Parsons (~1 miles)
- Point Whitney (~3 miles)
- Misery Point Reef (~5 miles)