Do I need a drysuit to dive in Seattle?

Yes, in nearly all cases. Most local divers use a drysuit year-round.

Where do I get air or nitrox fills near Seattle?

Several local dive shops in the Seattle area handle air and nitrox fills. See the dive shops section on this page for the current list — hours vary by shop, so check before driving out.

Can I dive year-round in Seattle?

Yes — the Seattle area is divable year-round. Fall and winter often have the best visibility.

Seattle Scuba Diving

Overview Photos Sites Top Sites Shore Boat Reports

Interested in scuba diving in Seattle? This diver-built guide covers what you need to get started diving in the Seattle area. The Seattle area has excellent year-round diving. We have a fun community and great local marine life like octopus, rockfish, and grunt sculpins. Looking to get started diving from Bellevue, Redmond, or Kirkland? See our Eastside scuba diving guide for shops, clubs, and more.

A bioluminescent sea pen at Alki Junkyard in West Seattle. Sea pens are fascinating colonial octocorals — groups of tiny, independent polyps working together as a single organism. To escape predatory sea slugs, they can retract into the sandy bottom or uproot to float away on the ocean current. Photo by Eric Askilsrud.

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Getting started

🆕 New to diving? See our getting started guide.
🥶 New to cold water? See what to expect.
🗺️ Map of dive sites in the Seattle Area
🏪 Dive shops near Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond

Central Puget Sound Dive Sites

Central Puget Sound diving centers around Seattle and Bainbridge. Note: sites near Edmonds and Mukilteo can be found on our North Puget Sound page. Sites from Federal Way through Olympia are covered on our Tacoma page.

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Top sites

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Nearby dive shops

🏪 Choosing a dive shop? Read our guide to choosing a dive shop in the Pacific Northwest.

Recent Dive Reports

DIVE SITE	VIZ	UPDATED
Seacrest Cove 2	A silty 15-20 feet, 10 feet in the shallows	1 day ago
Alki Junkyard	A clear 20+ feet, 15-20 feet in the shallows	4 days ago
Rockaway Beach	A chunky 10-15 feet (incoming tide)	6 days ago
Port Blakley	A clear 20 feet (low tide)	6 days ago
Shilshole Wreck	A chunky 10-15 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (low tide)	6 days ago
Bremerton	A clear 20+ feet, 40+ feet in the shallows (high tide)	8 days ago

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Common questions

Do I need a drysuit to dive in Seattle?
Yes, in nearly all cases. Most local divers use a drysuit year-round.
Where do I get air or nitrox fills near Seattle?
Several local dive shops in the Seattle area handle air and nitrox fills. See the dive shops section on this page for the current list — hours vary by shop, so check before driving out.
Can I dive year-round in Seattle?
Yes — the Seattle area is divable year-round. Fall and winter often have the best visibility.

Current/Tide Stations

7/5/26

Many dive sites in the Seattle Area 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 Seattle (tide) on 2026-07-05

Tide chart data for Admiralty Inlet on 2026-07-05

Tide chart data for Bush Point Light, 0.5 mile NW of on 2026-07-05

Tides Current

Charters

Charters are often best booked through your local dive shop -- they typically provide the dive master. Check with the operator for areas served.

Devilfish Diving

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

To find diver-recommended eateries near a dive site, use the 🍔 Nearby food link on that site's page.

Seattle Diving

Search Seattle-area dive sites by name or filter by shore and boat on our Seattle dive sites page.

Be sure to see our Seacrest Cove 2 page — easy entries, more sheltered from wind and currents than many shore sites, and a common place for scuba diving classes in Seattle.

Looking for a nearby weekend dive trip? We recommend Keystone Jetty or Sund Rock.

Pacific Northwest scuba diving regions

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