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Powell River, the nearest town, 18 km away. Photo: William Matheson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Grant Reefs

Dive site · Canada

Advanced divers and up

Is it worth the trip?

62Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 64 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 61 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
11°C

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
11°C

Fri 6 · 61 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
11 kn
Gusts
22knboats in
Air
10°C

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
10°C

Sun 8 · 57 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
11°C

Mon 9 · 54 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
16 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
12°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 262, good
  2. Tue 364, good
  3. Wed 461, good
  4. Thu 563, good
  5. Fri 661, good
  6. Sat 764, good
  7. Sun 857, fair
  8. Mon 954, fair
  9. 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 Grant Reefs
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov62, good0.1 mflat11 kn14kn11°C
Tue 3Nov64, good0.0 mflat3 kn5kn10°C
Wed 4Nov61, good0.0 mflat10 kn13kn11°C
Thu 5Nov63, good0.1 mflat4 kn10kn11°C
Fri 6Nov61, good0.2 mflat11 kn22knboats in10°C
Sat 7Nov64, good0.0 mflat5 kn12kn10°C
Sun 8Nov57, fair0.1 mflat7 kn16kn11°C
Mon 9Nov54, fair0.4 m16 kn26kn12°C
Tue 10Nov0, poor0.7 m26 kn39knboats in12°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 Grant Reefs

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 27 km away. The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 18°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Powell River.

  • 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 27 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: Powell River

Closest

Powell River

about 35 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Powell River · Booking.com

About Powell 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 10h 30m

About 10h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YVR, direct, then 2h 40m by road

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

In the water

Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 25 km.

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.