I braved the steep trail here again on March 30, 2025. The wave forecast was showing swells of less than a foot so I had to take advantage of that at this site. When I arrived, it was almost surreal to see the water here so flat. This time I wanted to swim out to the left towards Possession Point (usually I dive the area to the right). Visibility was about 15', with lots of suspended sediment, probably from the swells stirring up the shallow bottom in previous days. I tried to find the patch of Macrocystis giant kelp just off the beach. I had been visiting this small kelp patch for years, but last time I was here, it was gone. Today, it was still gone. I couldn't even find the low rocky area that it used to be attached to. I assume it was covered by the sand due to wave action. I'm still calling this site "Giant Kelp Beach" since I don't know what else to call it and changing names every few years is confusing.
Now that I've had a better look out to the left, I'm even more impressed with this place as a shallow, surge-swept, colourful Juan de Fuca dive. I'll have to try and take advantage of the rare low-swell days here more often.
