Peak season now
Bowie Seamount
British Columbia · Canada
Bowie Seamount, or SG̱áan Ḵínghlas ("Supernatural One Looking Outward") in the Haida language, is a large submarine volcano in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, located 180 km (110 mi) west of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
10 to 20 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
4 to 16°C
Drysuit recommended year-round
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Vis (m) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Pacific Banana Slug
Rare
Now and then
Painted Anemone
Rare
Now and then
Robust Lancetooth Snail
Rare
Now and then
Arctic Green Sea Urchin
Rare
Now and then
Black Slug
Rare
Now and then
Thatched Barnacle
Rare
Now and then
Chinook Salmon
Rare
Now and then
Pacific Sideband
Rare
Now and then
Gear