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Dive planning for Dodd's Narrows
Dodd's Narrows is a ⭐ highly recommended (check conditions) boat dive in the Nanaimo Area.
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⚠️ Safety & accuracy
Before diving at Dodd's Narrows, always check the site-specific wind/wave forecast, tide/currents, and recent pnwdiving reports (latest: Apr 13, 2022)! 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Briefings may be out of date or have inaccuracies.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.
About tide & current data sources.
The nearest NOAA or XTide current and tide stations within 25 miles are selected by default when available. 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).
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Nearby Stations
Currents: Dodd Narrows — XTide (Dairiki) -- less than 1 mile away
Tides: Point Atkinson — XTide (Dairiki) -- 29 miles away
Nearby Dive Sites
- Orlebar Point (~5 miles)
- Boeing 737 (~14 miles)
- Chemainus Dry Docks (~15 miles)


