Staying Home Sucks, home
Black Bear near Sooke River Campground, Vancouver Island, Canada
Sooke, the nearest town, 12 km away. Photo: Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

South Bedford Island

Dive site · Canada

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

63Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Sea: flat, Visibility about 7 m, Water 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
12°C

Wed 4 · 66 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
11°C

Fri 6 · 33 out of 100

Sea
0.3 m
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
14knboats in
Air
13°C

Sat 7 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
11°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
22knboats in
Air
12°C

Mon 9 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
10°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 265, good
  2. Tue 365, good
  3. Wed 466, good
  4. Thu 565, good
  5. Fri 633, poor
  6. Sat 765, good
  7. Sun 864, good
  8. Mon 965, good
  9. Tue 1064, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 28 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 South Bedford Island
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov65, good0.2 mflat4 kn9kn11°C
Tue 3Nov65, good0.2 mflat3 kn7kn12°C
Wed 4Nov66, good0.1 mflat2 kn6kn11°C
Thu 5Nov65, good0.2 mflat3 kn8kn11°C
Fri 6Nov33, poor0.3 m9 kn14knboats in13°C
Sat 7Nov65, good0.2 mflat6 kn16kn11°C
Sun 8Nov64, good0.2 mflat3 kn22knboats in12°C
Mon 9Nov65, good0.2 mflat7 kn16kn10°C
Tue 10Nov64, good0.3 m1 kn27kn12°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

  • Mon 2 NovLow 00:05 −1.6 mHigh 06:46 +0.9 mLow 12:47 −0.4 mHigh 18:15 +0.9 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 01:15 −1.4 mHigh 07:49 +1.0 mLow 14:08 −0.7 mHigh 19:44 +0.8 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 02:20 −1.3 mHigh 08:41 +1.1 mLow 15:12 −1.1 mHigh 21:02 +0.8 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About South Bedford Island

A wreck dive. It goes down to 28 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. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 18 km away. The sea is about 8°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 11°C in July, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). The town to stay in is Sooke. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 3 wind sports spots, 3 dive sites and 1 climbing area.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 28 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 18 km away.

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

Visibility about 7 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Sep, Oct and Nov (about 7 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$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 MDW to SEA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$248–US$516
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: Sooke

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Closest

Sooke

about 25 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in Sooke · Booking.com

About Sooke 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 45m

About 8h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SEA, direct, then 2h 40m 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's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.