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Parksville, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Doug Wortley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Main wall 90'

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

Tue 3 · 65 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.0 mflat
Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
13°C

Thu 5 · 65 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
3kn
Air
13°C

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
13°C

Sat 7 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
13°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
12°C

Mon 9 · 63 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
12°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 264, good
  2. Tue 365, good
  3. Wed 464, good
  4. Thu 565, good
  5. Fri 663, good
  6. Sat 763, good
  7. Sun 864, good
  8. Mon 963, good
  9. Tue 1061, good
  10. Wed 1158, fair

The site in five facts

  • Down to 30 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • 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 experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Main wall 90'
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov64, good0.1 mflat4 kn8kn11°C
Tue 3Nov65, good0.0 mflat0 kn1kn12°C
Wed 4Nov64, good0.0 mflat5 kn10kn13°C
Thu 5Nov65, good0.1 mflat1 kn3kn13°C
Fri 6Nov63, good0.1 mflat6 kn22kn13°C
Sat 7Nov63, good0.1 mflat8 kn17kn13°C
Sun 8Nov64, good0.1 mflat2 kn17kn12°C
Mon 9Nov63, good0.1 mflat9 kn17kn12°C
Tue 10Nov61, good0.4 m8 kn26kn12°C
Wed 11Nov58, fair0.3 m13 kn27knboats in9°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 NovHigh 06:58 +0.7 mLow 12:37 −0.3 mHigh 18:19 +0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 01:07 −1.2 mHigh 07:58 +0.8 mLow 14:05 −0.5 mHigh 19:48 +0.7 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 02:12 −1.0 mHigh 08:49 +1.0 mLow 15:13 −0.8 mHigh 21:07 +0.7 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.

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the site and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Main wall 90'

A wall 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 N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.3 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 Parksville. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 9 dive sites.

  • What it is Wall.
  • 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 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.3 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$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 ORD to YVR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$248–US$523
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: Parksville

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Closest

Parksville

about 10 min by car · 21 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 21 places to stay in Parksville · Booking.com

About Parksville 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 30m

About 9h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YVR, direct, then 1h 40m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

  • Madrona Point Dive Centre 0.3 km

  • Cottam Point Dive site 1.9 km

  • wall beach dive site 2.1 km

  • The Jib dive site 2.5 km

  • Blueback Tyee Cove Dive site 7.6 km

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.

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