Area A (Egmont/Pender Harbour)

Area A (Egmont/Pender Harbour) sits on the coast of British Columbia and serves as a gateway area for access to nearby dive sites along the Salish Sea. While the city itself isn’t a major diving hub, the region offers coastal dives with temperate waters, rocky reefs, and opportunities for kelp forest exploration from nearby boat and shore access points. Divers using this area typically base themselves in nearby towns to reach protected coves, pilings, and local marine life along the coastal waters of British Columbia. If you’re planning a dive trip here, expect cooler water, variable visibility, and marine life typical of the Pacific Northwest, with local centers focused on training, equipment, and guided shore or boat dives from the surrounding coves and marinas.