Wreck
down to 24 m
Malahat wreck (Powell River)
An easy shore dive on the Malahat wreck beside the log mill breakwater of old ships in northern Powell River, home to nesting lingcod and young wolf eels.
- Advanced
- Lingcod
Experienced≤40 m
The Powerlines (Agamemnon Channel)
Dive site in Powell River & Sunshine Coast, Canada
A wall dive in Agamemnon Channel where huge colonies of cloud sponge start around 18 m and seem to head endlessly down.
- Max depth
- 53 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Oct–Mar
The dive
A wall dive.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: dan.org
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 40 m: Experienced divers stay above 40 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wall
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Glass sponges
Season in Powell River & Sunshine Coast
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Oct–Mar.
Source: dan.orgWhere is Powell River & Sunshine Coast?
The point shows the Powell River & Sunshine Coast area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Powell River & Sunshine Coast
Wreck
down to 50 m
MV Gulf Stream (Dinner Rock)
The 1947 wreck of the MV Gulf Stream lies beside a wall at Dinner Rock, south of Lund, from 30 m down to 50 m.
- Technical
- Rockfish
Wreck
down to 38 m
Vivian Island
A steep wall covered in huge orange plumose anemones and cloud sponges, with the wreck of the 1926 tug Shamrock in shallow water nearby.
- Experienced
- Anemones
Wreck
down to 30 m
YOGN-82
A cement ship sunk off Willingdon Beach in 2018, where a wolf eel lives in the rudder and rockfish hide in every corner.
- Advanced
- Rockfish
down to 18 m
Tzoonie Narrows
- Advanced
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.