Saanich Inlet Conditions

[akirawut]

The better half's parents want to send us on the 2 night, 2 day, diving package at Brentwood Bay Resort. When would be the best time of year to do this as far as getting good vis etc?

Any input is appreciated.

-Tom

 

[Van Isle]

I live next to the resort and dive those waters all the time. I'd say the best overall chance for a great time is sometime in the warm summer months. Vis is historically better in the winter months, but nothing firm that you could ever bet on. Don't pick a really hot time where the surface interval in a drysuit would be silly uncomfortable. Maybe early summer - May, June - would be the best bet. But I wouldn't out-of-hand shrug off any time as a "bad" time to dive the Saanich Inlet. The Lodge has pool and patio for hot days, fire places and hot tubs for cold days. I've dove worse places!

VI

 

[akirawut]

Cool, thanks for the input. It will probably end up being sometime this month or into the fall, as long as neither of those times are classically bad.

Don't think I can wait until next June to cash in