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Cottam Point Reef 0/180
Nanoose 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
Cottam Point Reef 0/180 is a reef and wall dive site near Nanoose 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 nudibranchs, seals, harbor seals, octopus, sea lions. 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
- Spiny DogfishSqualus suckleyi
- California Sea CucumberApostichopus californicus
Sunflower StarPycnopodia helianthoides- Giant Pacific OctopusEnteroctopus dofleini
- Kelp GreenlingHexagrammos decagrammus
- Helmet CrabTelmessus cheiragonus
- Coho SalmonOncorhynchus kisutch
Ochre StarPisaster ochraceus
Nearby sites
- 1The jib wall: shallow 270 HD deep 220 over 1001.3 km
- 2Wall beach out 30 return 210/230 50-901.4 km
- 3Bull Kelp 201.5 km
- 4Dorcas Rock1.7 km
- 5Main wall 901.8 km
- 6Cottam Reef1.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org