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Dive planning for Whale Rocks
Whale Rocks is a β highly recommended (check conditions) boat dive in the San Juan Islands.
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β οΈ Safety & accuracy
Before diving at Whale Rocks, always check the site-specific wind/wave forecast, tide/currents, and recent pnwdiving reports (latest: Oct 16, 2022)! Reminder: Winds (even offshore winds) can impact slack time.
Briefings may be out of date or have inaccuracies. Dive within your training and experience. The first time diving a site, join someone familiar with the site and/or start on a mild day.
See our currents, tides, wind, and waves guide for help reading charts and planning current-sensitive dives.
About tide & current data sources.
The nearest NOAA or XTide current and tide stations within 25 miles are selected by default when available. Click a pin on the map below to choose another station for current, tide, camera, or buoy data (you may need to zoom in or out).
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Nearby Stations
Currents: Cattle Point, 1.2 nm SE of (39 ft) -- 1 mile away
Tides: Richardson, Lopez Island -- 2 miles away
Nearby Dive Sites
- Deadman Island Wall (~1 miles)
- Goose Island (~1 miles)
- Ferndale (~2 miles)
- Iceberg Point Lopez (~3 miles)
- Barlow Bay (~3 miles)



