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Oak Leaf
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada
EntryShore
Max depth30.5 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodySalish Sea
Water temp8–14°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Sep
About this site
Oak Leaf is a 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. 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
Harbor SealPhoca vitulina
Coho SalmonOncorhynchus kisutch
Helmet CrabTelmessus cheiragonus- Smoothhead SculpinArtedius lateralis
Kelp GreenlingHexagrammos decagrammus
Chum SalmonOncorhynchus keta
Nearby sites
- 1East Wall2.2 km
- 2Tyee Cove2.2 km
- 3Cottam Reef2.7 km
- 4Dorcas Rock2.8 km
- 5Schooner Reef2.8 km
- 6The jib wall: shallow 270 HD deep 220 over 1002.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org