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HMCS Annapolis

Dive site · Canada

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
2kn
Air
11°C

Tue 3 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
3kn
Air
12°C

Wed 4 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
11°C

Thu 5 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
10°C

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
9°C

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
12°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
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 265, good
  3. Tue 365, good
  4. Wed 465, good
  5. Thu 565, good
  6. Fri 663, good
  7. Sat 764, good
  8. Sun 864, good
  9. Mon 964, good
  10. Tue 1064, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 33 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 9 °Cdrysuit
  • Faces Sswell 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at HMCS Annapolis
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov65, good0.0 mflat1 kn4kn10°C
Mon 2Nov65, good0.0 mflat2 kn2kn11°C
Tue 3Nov65, good0.0 mflat1 kn3kn12°C
Wed 4Nov65, good0.0 mflat2 kn6kn11°C
Thu 5Nov65, good0.0 mflat1 kn4kn10°C
Fri 6Nov63, good0.1 mflat5 kn9kn9°C
Sat 7Nov64, good0.0 mflat4 kn14kn12°C
Sun 8Nov64, good0.2 mflat1 kn5kn11°C
Mon 9Nov64, good0.0 mflat2 kn8kn11°C
Tue 10Nov64, good0.1 mflat4 kn15kn13°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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More diving near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About HMCS Annapolis

A wreck dive. It goes down to 33 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 9.3 km away. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 19°C in August, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Bowen Island.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 33 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 9.3 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$878–US$1,630 each

about US$878–US$1,630 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$275–US$456
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Totalabout US$878–US$1,630

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: Bowen Island

Closest

Bowen Island

13 min by car · 9 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 9 places to stay in Bowen Island · Booking.com

About Bowen Island 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 8h 30m

About 8h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YVR, direct, then 40 min 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.