North Puget Sound Scuba Diving Guide

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Use this page to learn more about diving in North Puget Sound. North Puget Sound can have significant current, so must be planned carefully. Many shore divers in the region come for Keystone Jetty on Whidbey Island — a current-sensitive breakwater dive in Fort Casey State Park and one of the most popular slack-dependent shore dives in the Pacific Northwest. Deception Pass offers an advanced seascape on select slack days, and Point Hudson in Port Townsend is another excellent shore dive in the area. Most shore sites in North Puget Sound are highly current-sensitive. Be sure to check the tides and currents before you go.

An underwater scene at Deception Pass during slack tide. Tube worms, proliferating anemones, painted anemones, sponges, hydroids and more make the scene. This is a super advanced dive! Photo by Eric Askilsrud.

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Getting started

🆕 New to diving? See our getting started guide.
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North Puget Sound Dive Sites

Diving near Anacortes, Everett, Whidbey Island, and Port Townsend.

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Top sites

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Nearby dive shops

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Recent Dive Reports

DIVE SITE	VIZ	UPDATED
Mukilteo T Dock	A snowy 10-15 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (high tide)	1 day ago
Keystone Jetty	A hazy 15-20 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows	6 days ago
Fort Worden	A grimy 5 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows (high tide)	8 days ago

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Current/Tide Stations

7/3/26

Many dive sites in North Puget Sound are current-sensitive and best dived around slack water — the brief windows when currents drop near zero between tide changes. The charts below combine the major tide and current stations in the region. Watch our currents, tides, wind, and waves guide for help reading these charts. See individual dive site pages for site-specific timing.

Tide chart data for Deception Pass St. Park, Bowman Bay (tide) on 2026-07-03

Tide chart data for Admiralty Inlet on 2026-07-03

Tide chart data for Deception Pass (Narrows) on 2026-07-03

Tide chart data for Yokeko Point, Deception Pass on 2026-07-03

Tides Current

Charters

No charters are currently known to be running in the area. If you hear of any, let us know!

Dive Clubs

Dive clubs are a great way to get to know the area. Many dive shops offer group outings or charter trips (see our shop listings). There are also various diving meetups you can join. Some focus on specialties like underwater photography or tech diving; others on site maintenance and conservation. If you're new to local diving, many club members are happy to meet up for a casual shore dive or help you get oriented at a site—just reach out and ask. Here are some of the known dive clubs in the area:

Restaurants

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Additional region overview

Boat divers visit Possession Point Ferry, Hat Island Fish Haven, and technical wrecks.

Underwater photographers enjoy the macro life at Keystone Jetty. Deception Pass offers a stunning seascape for advanced divers on select slack days.

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