Escape Reef
Dive site · Canada
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
63Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Wed 4 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 10°C
Sun 8 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 9°C
Tue 10 · 54 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 11°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 365, good
- Wed 464, good
- Thu 564, good
- Fri 663, good
- Sat 763, good
- Sun 863, good
- Mon 963, good
- Tue 1054, fair
- Wed 1159, fair
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.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 0 kn | 2kn | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 4 kn | 5kn | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 5 kn | 9kn | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 63, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 13kn | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 63, good | 0.1 mflat | 5 kn | 8kn | 10°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 63, good | 0.0 mflat | 5 kn | 12kn | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 63, good | 0.1 mflat | 6 kn | 10kn | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 54, fair | 0.2 mflat | 12 kn | 23kn | 11°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 59, fair | 0.1 mflat | 11 kn | 21kn | 11°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:39 −1.2 mHigh 08:12 +0.8 mLow 14:36 −0.6 mHigh 19:56 +0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:43 −1.1 mHigh 09:01 +1.0 mLow 15:39 −0.9 mHigh 21:22 +0.7 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 03:38 −0.9 mHigh 09:42 +1.1 mLow 16:31 −1.3 mHigh 22:30 +0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
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
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More diving near here
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- North Reef 3.9 km away
- Centre Reef 5.5 km away
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- Cluster Rocks 10.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Escape Reef
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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 32 km away. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 16°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Ladysmith. 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 No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 32 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$966–US$1,780 each
about US$966–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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to YVR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$248–US$523 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$134–US$228 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$275–US$456 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$309–US$577 |
| Total | about US$966–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: Ladysmith
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about 25 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$101/nightcountry average
About Ladysmith its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$101 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 8h 55m
About 8h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → YVR, direct, then 1h 05m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Ladysmith · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Ladysmith · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Red rock crab Cancer productus
Seen in 34 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Pacific Marine Life dive surveys - species database; European Green Crab surveys - DFO Pacific; Happywhale - Killer whale in North Pacific Ocean; Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) counts and haulout locations in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia coast. Credits
What is under the water this week (visibility, current) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.