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Campbell River houses next to the ferry terminal
Campbell River, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Entrance Bank

Dive site · Canada

Advanced divers and up

Is it worth the trip?

59Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: Sea: flat, Water 9 °C, Wind 0 kn

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
10°C

Tue 3 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
0 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
11°C

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5knboats in
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
11°C

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
15 kn
Gusts
36knboats in
Air
11°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 165, good
  2. Mon 263, good
  3. Tue 365, good
  4. Wed 463, good
  5. Thu 564, good
  6. Fri 663, good
  7. Sat 764, good
  8. Sun 80, poor
  9. Mon 965, good
  10. Tue 100, poor

The site in five facts

  • Down to 18 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Advancedand up
  • Water 9 °Cdrysuit
  • Faces SWswell from there reaches it

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.

Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Entrance Bank
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov65, good0.0 mflat1 kn6kn9°C
Mon 2Nov63, good0.1 mflat8 kn17kn10°C
Tue 3Nov65, good0.0 mflat0 kn4kn11°C
Wed 4Nov63, good0.0 mflat5 kn8kn10°C
Thu 5Nov64, good0.1 mflat1 kn5knboats in9°C
Fri 6Nov63, good0.1 mflat5 kn18kn11°C
Sat 7Nov64, good0.0 mflat2 kn14kn8°C
Sun 8Nov0, poor0.3 m15 kn36knboats in11°C
Mon 9Nov65, good0.0 mflat1 kn5kn8°C
Tue 10Nov0, poor0.3 m17 kn35knboats in10°C

Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the site and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Entrance Bank

A reef dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 6.8 km away. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 17°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Campbell River. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 18 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 6.8 km away.

Water about 9°C: drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$965–US$1,780 each

about US$965–US$1,780 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YVR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$248–US$523
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$134–US$228
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$275–US$456
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Totalabout US$965–US$1,780

Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Campbell River

Closest

Campbell River

13 min by car · 25 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 25 places to stay in Campbell River · Booking.com

About Campbell River its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$100 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 11h 05m

About 11h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YVR, direct, then 3h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

What you might see

Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.