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Flat calm inlet reflecting a cloudy sky, with low blue hills on the far shore and rocks in the shallows — Port Clements, Haida Gwaii

Haida Gwaii · Canada · Reef

Port Clements

Quiet, shallow water at the head of Masset Inlet

Photo: The Interior · CC BY-SA 3.0

Port Clements is a small village at the east end of Masset Inlet on Graham Island, and the home base of the dive operator Sedna Exploration. Its dive is the shallowest of the Haida Gwaii sites, in quiet inlet water with little current, and it is rated good for beginners.

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Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Port Clements: typical dive 5–10 m (15–33 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit5 m10 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

53.6878° N, 132.1689° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

At Port Clements the dive never goes deeper than 10 m, with the bottom starting around 5 m. Current is none to mild at this end of Masset Inlet, so there is little to fight against, and a beginner can spend the whole dive in water that stays within easy reach of the surface.

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

Month-by-month season rating for Port Clements
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Season follows Haida Gwaii: Guided boat dives into the kelp run only in the summer months, and August has the warmest water.

Questions divers ask

How strong is the current at Port Clements?+

Current here is none to mild, and the dive stays within 10 m; the site is rated good for beginners.

Sources

  1. Dive Sites | Sedna Exploration — Sedna Exploration
  2. Port Clements - Wikipedia — Wikipedia

Photo credits

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