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Ansell Point Dive Site
Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia, Canada
EntryShore
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodySalish Sea
Water temp8–14°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Sep
About this site
Ansell Point Dive Site is a wall dive site near Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia, Canada, in the Salish Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seals, nudibranchs, harbor seals, octopus, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 8 to 14 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Pacific CrabMetacarcinus magister
Harbor SealPhoca vitulina
Ochre StarPisaster ochraceus
Spiny DogfishSqualus suckleyi
California Sea CucumberApostichopus californicus
Northern Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Tesselated Slime StarPteraster tesselatus
Pacific Bob-tailed SquidRossia pacifica
Nearby sites
- 1Whytecliff Park Dive Site4.0 km
- 2Kelvin Grove5.3 km
- 3Kelvin Grove Dive Site6.0 km
- 4HMCS Annapolis8.1 km
- 5HMCS Saskatchewan13 km
- 6HMCS Cape Breton14 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org