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Dive planning for Kellett Bluff (Outside Kelp Eddy)
Site Briefing
Kellett Bluff (Outside Kelp Eddy) is a wall dive on the southwest side of Henry Island in the San Juan Islands . Dense colorful invertebrate life covers a tall wall that drops quickly into current-swept water.
Puget Sound king crabs, lingcod, and typical San Juans life are common here. This dive gets deep fast and is very current-sensitive.
Access: Boat only. Kellett Wall lies in an established rockfish sanctuary marked by white boundary signs on shore — stay north of the southern reserve sign.
Conditions: Best at slack. On very mild exchanges you can make a drift dive out of it. Watch for boat traffic.
⚠️ Safety & accuracy
Before diving at Kellett Bluff (Outside Kelp Eddy), 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Briefings may be out of date or have inaccuracies.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).
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Nearby Stations
Haro Strait, 1.2 nm west of Kellett Bluff (66 ft) -- 1 mile away
Hanbury Point, Mosquito Pass, San Juan I. -- 2 miles away
Nearest Featured Dive Sites
- 10 Mile Point (~10 miles)
- Broken Point (~11 miles)
Nearby Dive Sites
- Roche Harbor (~3 miles)
- Low Island (~4 miles)
- Sentinel (~4 miles)