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Sea of sand
Near HMCS Saskatchewan. Photo: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

HMCS Saskatchewan

Dive site · Canada

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 65 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 65 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
12°C

Thu 5 · 64 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 62 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
9°C

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 62 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
14kn
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 464, good
  5. Thu 564, good
  6. Fri 662, good
  7. Sat 764, good
  8. Sun 862, good
  9. Mon 965, good
  10. Tue 1063, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 30 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 9 °Cdrysuit
  • Faces Wswell 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 Saskatchewan
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov65, good0.0 mflat1 kn3kn9°C
Mon 2Nov65, good0.0 mflat1 kn3kn10°C
Tue 3Nov65, good0.0 mflat0 kn2kn11°C
Wed 4Nov64, good0.0 mflat4 kn6kn12°C
Thu 5Nov64, good0.0 mflat6 kn11kn10°C
Fri 6Nov62, good0.2 mflat9 kn17kn9°C
Sat 7Nov64, good0.0 mflat4 kn10kn12°C
Sun 8Nov62, good0.2 mflat10 kn14kn11°C
Mon 9Nov65, good0.0 mflat1 kn8kn11°C
Tue 10Nov63, good0.1 mflat9 kn11kn13°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

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 06:39 +0.4 mLow 11:48 +0.1 mHigh 16:55 +0.8 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 00:55 −1.3 mHigh 07:52 +0.5 mLow 13:39 −0.1 mHigh 18:25 +0.6 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 02:05 −1.1 mHigh 08:46 +0.6 mLow 14:59 −0.5 mHigh 20:09 +0.5 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, its town, photos

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

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Photos of HMCS Saskatchewan

Beach volleyball
Near HMCS Saskatchewan. Photo: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Vancouver spanish bank beach may 2012 - panoramio
Near HMCS Saskatchewan, 1 km away. Photo: bynyalcin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spanish bank beach - panoramio
Near HMCS Saskatchewan, 1 km away. Photo: bynyalcin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

More diving near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About HMCS Saskatchewan

A wreck dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.1 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 Vancouver. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 30 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 5.1 km away.

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

Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov (under 5 m).

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$858–US$1,590 each

about US$858–US$1,590 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$27–US$40
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$275–US$456
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Totalabout US$858–US$1,590

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: Vancouver

Closest

Vancouver

16 min by car · 23 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 23 places to stay in Vancouver · Booking.com

About Vancouver 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 20m

About 8h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YVR, direct, then 30 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.

This week: visibility under 5 m, about usual for the month (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.

The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.