Clallam Bay West / Spring Tavern is a north-facing shore dive in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Typically, visibility here is about 15 ft (range 5–25 ft), based on 11 pnwdiving reports from 2022 through 2026. For the site briefing, see dive planning for Clallam Bay West.
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Recent Visibility Reports
Dive report for 7/3/26
- Visibility
- A silty 20+ feet (incoming tide)
Lots of kelp! palm kelp, giant kelp, bull kelp lots of small stars, a few small eel grass beds with a few windowed stalked jellies, an adorable silver spotted sculpin,
Dive report for 8/9/25
- Visibility
- A hazy 15-20 feet (incoming tide)
Phenomenal exploration among the various kelp. There's tons of amazing rocks to swim around and canyons to swim through with a bunch of big rockfish hiding there.
The most prominent canopy is from Giant Kelp (stunning cathedral light views!) but there's endless woody keep all 6 feet tall creating a second under-canopy. Getting below that gives you a forest view with various inverts to be found. Saw two Sunflower Sea Stars!
Note: Curly's Resort in Sekiu has a compressor but they're not a hasty service. If you're staying the night then plan to drop off tanks in the afternoon then pick them up later the next morning