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Seal Reef
Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodySalish Sea
Water temp8–14°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Sep
About this site
Seal Reef is a reef dive site near Parksville, British Columbia, Canada, in the Salish Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seals, harbor seals, dolphins, nudibranchs. 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
Harbor SealPhoca vitulina
Ochre StarPisaster ochraceus- Yelloweye RockfishSebastes ruberrimus
- Canary RockfishSebastes pinniger
- Quillback RockfishSebastes maliger
Eccentric Sand Dollar Sea UrchinDendraster excentricus- High CockscombAnoplarchus purpurescens
Nearby sites
- 1Jeffrey Rock12 km
- 2Cottam Point Reef 0/18014 km
- 3Dorcas Rock14 km
- 4Main wall 9014 km
- 5Maze 40-6014 km
- 6Cottam Reef14 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org