Bull Kelp confirmed 22 days agoPeak season now

Eagle Point, Orcas Island

San Juan Islands · United States

Eagle Point on the southeastern tip of Orcas Island is a rocky headland where the seafloor plunges quickly to 28 m and the walls are covered in thick carpets of giant plumose anemones, encrusting sponge, and colonial tunicates. Giant Pacific octopus are regularly found in the boulder zone at 10 to 18 m. Schools of pile perch and black rockfish hold in the kelp just off the point. This is a boat-access site with moderate current on the tidal exchange, and one of the more remote and pristine dive sites in the archipelago — orca transiting Rosario Strait are visible from the surface.

Conditions

Depth

6 to 28 m

Open water and up

Current

Can be moderate

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

6 to 10 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

7 to 13°C

drysuit required

Month by month

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Water (°C)	7	7	7	8	9	10	11	11	10	9	8	7
Vis (m)	12	12	10	8	8	6	6	6	8	10	12	12
Current	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Strong	Strong	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate