Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
64Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Sea: flat, Wind 1 kn
Tue 3 · 65 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 12°C
Thu 5 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 9°C
Sun 8 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 9°C
Mon 9 · 64 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.0 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 7°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 264, good
- Tue 365, good
- Wed 464, good
- Thu 564, good
- Fri 664, good
- Sat 764, good
- Sun 864, good
- Mon 964, good
- Tue 1061, good
- Wed 1159, fair
The site in four facts
- Down to 18 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Advancedand up
- 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.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 64, good | 0.1 mflat | 3 kn | 9kn | 9°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 65, good | 0.0 mflat | 1 kn | 3kn | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 4 kn | 8kn | 12°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 4 kn | 9kn | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 3 kn | 16kn | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 3 kn | 10kn | 9°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 13kn | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 64, good | 0.0 mflat | 2 kn | 8kn | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 61, good | 0.1 mflat | 7 kn | 23kn | 10°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 59, fair | 0.2 mflat | 10 kn | 23knboats in | 8°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 Barnsley Shoal
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 town to stay in is Campbell River. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
- 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.
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$966–US$1,780 each
about US$966–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 2 November 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$309–US$577 |
| Total | about US$966–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: Campbell River
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about 50 min by car · 25 places to stay
about US$101/nightcountry average
About Campbell River its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$101 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 11h 20m
About 11h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → YVR, direct, then 3h 35m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Campbell River · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Campbell River · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 25 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Too few records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Seen in 412 records, mostly May to Jun.
Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta
Seen in 408 records, mostly May to Jun.
Red salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
Seen in 380 records, mostly May to Jun.
Chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Seen in 40 records, mostly May to Jul.
Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
Seen in 30 records, mostly Jun to Oct.
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: Hakai Institute Juvenile Salmon Program; NuSEDS; Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) counts and haulout locations in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia coast. Credits
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