Bowie Seamount
British Columbia · Canada
Bowie Seamount, or SG̱áan Ḵínghlas ("Supernatural One Looking Outward") in the Haida language, is a large submarine volcano in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, located 180 km (110 mi) west of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
10 to 20 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
4 to 16°C
Drysuit recommended year-round
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Vis (m) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Pacific Banana Slug
Last confirmed Jun 9, 2026 · 9 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Painted Anemone
Last confirmed Apr 4, 2026 · 1 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Robust Lancetooth Snail
Last confirmed Apr 1, 2026 · 4 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Black Slug
Last confirmed Apr 9, 2026 · 3 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Pacific Sideband
Last confirmed Jun 26, 2025 · 1 records
Rare
Now and then
Arctic Green Sea Urchin
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Thatched Barnacle
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Chinook Salmon
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear