Sunrise Beach is a ⭐ highly recommended (check conditions) southeast-facing dive site in South Puget Sound. Typically, visibility here is about 15 ft (range 8–35 ft), based on 65 pnwdiving reports from 2021 through 2026.
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Dive report for 6/23/26
- Visibility
- A hazy 5-10 feet (outgoing tide)
Despite the ebb being well underway, several divers were still in the water as we entered, with more on their way. The current likely kept Scalyhead Sculpins out of sight. Red Irish Lords hunkered in plain sight along the base of the wall.
Saddleback Gunnels were present in the Ulva, along with a small whiskery sculpin that evaded the camera.
-Lorne
Dive report for 6/11/26
- Visibility
- A clear 30+ feet, 15-20 feet in the shallows
Wonderful dive with Bandito charters. 2 GPOS, 1 wolf-eel, 1 red brotula, 1 mosshead warbonnet were the highlights. Lots of other cool fish and invertebrates. We 6 divers were collecting data for REEF.
Though not a technical REEF surveying term, the superabundance of Puget Sound favorites was remarkable - leather stars, Buffalo Sculpins, green urchins (ok, so not a favorite), and a goodly count of leafy hornmouths. Did I mention leather stars? -Lorne