Point Defiance West Wall is a west-facing boat dive in South Puget Sound. Typically, visibility here is about 18 ft (range 18–20 ft), based on 4 pnwdiving reports from 2021 through 2023. For the site briefing, see dive planning for Point Defiance West Wall.
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Recent Visibility Reports
Dive report for 8/26/23
- Visibility
- A silty 20 feet (high tide)
Drifting in kelp approximately 1/2 mile north of Salmon Beach, slightly south of the west wall site. Viz was better during the flood stage and deteriorated as the ebb started, but while silty from current stirring the underlying visibility was still pretty clear. 56 degrees at 30 feet.
Dive report for 9/1/22
- Visibility
- A silty 15-20 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows (high tide)
Two great bottle dives! Found a few really beautiful old bottles. Saw a TON of different sea star species! Also saw a small GPO and an Eastern Pacific Red Octo. Lots of Sailfin Sculpin all over too! And four seals!