Swordfish Island

★★★★☆ (1)

Swordfish Island is an advanced dive due to the cold water and presence of moderate to heavy currents. Wear a dry suit and access this site from a boat.

You will see typical cold water Pacific marine species like anemones, tube worms, ling cod, crabs, abalone, urchins, cabezon.

Dive Activity

Dive Sites Nearby

Mares
Race Rocks (★3.0)

Race Rocks (★3.0)

Race Rocks dive site is found at the southwest tip of Vancouver Island. This is an advanced dive due to the cold water and moderate to heavy currents.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Domville Island (★4.3)

Domville Island (★4.3)

This is an advanced boat dive with depths to 110 feet. Domville Island is usually done as a drift dive. We drop you in at one of the protected coves either on the north or south of the island and once you and your buddy are ready, you will swim out into the current.
Mares
Sheep Island (★4.0)

Sheep Island (★4.0)

Sheep Island is a wall that can be considered advanced; it goes hundreds of feet deep. As with most of the Gulf Islands the strong currents and nutrient upwellings brings a tremendous amount of life to the surface.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic
Arachne Reef (★4.5)

Arachne Reef (★4.5)

Arachne Reef is an advanced dive site that sits between Swartz Bay and Turn Point Lighthouse on the British Columbia side. There are moderate to heavy currents here.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Arbutus Point (★4.7)

Arbutus Point (★4.7)

Arbutus Point sits north of Piers Island and then just west. This is an advanced dive site due to the cold water and potentially strong currents.