Victoria Scuba Diving Guide
Interested in Victoria scuba diving? This guide can help you get started! Classes, dive site listings, dive planning tools and more. If you can, head out to the Gulf Islands or Race Rocks for a wonderful boat adventure.
Getting started
- 🆕 New to diving? See our getting started guide.
- 🥶 New to cold water? See what to expect.
- 🗺️ Map of dive sites in the Victoria Area
- 🏪 Dive shops near Victoria and Saanich
Victoria Area Dive Sites
Diving near Victoria and Saanich.
Top sites
Nearby dive shops
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.Let us know if you know any clubs in the area!
Restaurants
To find diver-recommended eateries near a dive site, use the 🍔 Nearby food link on that site's page.
Additional region overview
Boat diving spans Gulf Islands wrecks and artificial reefs— GB Church and HMCS Mackenzie —and advanced sites like Race Rocks when weather and currents permit.
Shore highlights: Ogden Point breakwater and 10 Mile Point .
Pacific Northwest scuba diving regions
🗺️ see on mapMetro areas
- SeattleCentral Puget Sound
- BellevueEastside · Central Puget Sound
- TacomaSouth Puget Sound
- OlympiaSouth Puget Sound
- EverettNorth Puget Sound
- AnacortesNorth Puget Sound
- BellinghamBellingham Area
- Port AngelesStrait of Juan de Fuca
- VancouverHowe Sound
- VictoriaVictoria Area
- SidneyVictoria Area
- NanaimoNanaimo Area
- Courtenay / ComoxNanaimo Area
- Campbell RiverDiscovery Passage
- PortlandOregon region
- SalemOregon region
- EugeneOregon region
- HillsboroOregon region
- BendOregon region
- Coos BayOregon region
Help your fellow diver!
- ✏️ to share visibility, conditions, or diving tips.
- 🍔 after your next dive.
- 👥 This page is maintained by divers. Contact us to suggest a dive shop, charter, top site, dive club, or other useful resource.