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Tuwanek
Dive site · Canada
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
63Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea: flat, Water 9 °C, Wind 1 kn
Mon 2 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 10°C
Tue 3 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 63 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 60 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Air
- 7°C
Sat 7 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.1 mflat
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 12°C
Sun 8 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 24knboats in
- Air
- 10°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 165, good
- Mon 264, good
- Tue 365, good
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 563, good
- Fri 660, good
- Sat 764, good
- Sun 859, fair
- Mon 965, good
- Tue 100, poor
The site in five facts
- Down to 37 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Advancedand up
- Water 9 °Cdrysuit
- Faces Nswell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 5kn | 9°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 9kn | 10°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 4kn | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | 0.0 mflat | 3 kn | 11kn | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 63, good | 0.1 mflat | 4 kn | 10kn | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 60, good | 0.2 mflat | 6 kn | 26kn | 7°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 64, good | 0.1 mflat | 0 kn | 14kn | 12°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 59, fair | 0.4 m | 8 kn | 24knboats in | 10°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 6kn | 8°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | 0.3 m | 11 kn | 31knboats in | 14°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
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Tuwanek
A wall dive. It goes down to 37 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 36 km away. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 18°C in July, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Sechelt. Within 5 km we also list 2 climbing areas and 1 mountain bike area.
- What it is Wall.
- How deep Down to 37 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 36 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
| 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$308–US$576 |
| Total | about 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: Sechelt
3 min by car · 5 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Sechelt 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 9h 05m
About 9h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → YVR, direct, then 1h 20m by road
Flights ORD → YVR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Sechelt · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Sechelt · 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.
Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta
Seen in 8 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: NuSEDS; 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.