Scuba Diving Under Deception Pass Bridge, Dive

A beautiful day for a Scuba Dive at Deception Pass in Washington State. Deception Pass is one of the top destinations for scuba diving in the Pacific North West. Known for high currents and turbulent water, Deception Pass is one of the most advanced dives in the PNW which requires timing water current changes to be in the water at the time when it's moving the slowest.
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[@mybluesaway6856]

Thank you for showing the beauty that lies beneath the turbulent emerald waters. I wasn't expecting this but seeing your video gave me peace. I had someone dear to me jump off the bridge. Somehow knowing she was surrounded by such beauty was stangely comforting.

[@A.R.77]

My stomping ground for many years. So glad you came and dived the area. Kinda blows my mind as it's one of the most dangerous places to dive I can think of. The currents there are so strong one can hear them from the bridge and woods. The beauty of the area is unreal. There are a few first generation trees to be found out there with a little hiking of the area.

[@AddAdventures]

@@A.R.77 It's breathtaking. I can't wait to get back.

[@karlschmidt7258]

Rescued a diver in my Zodiac there years ago….Dove too close to the ebb, ran out of air, got flushed hard….While everyone was searching near the bridge, we asked when he started his dive, tossed a gum wrapper in the water to see current speed, did some crude math and blasted straight out for about 2 miles….ran right into him.

[@AddAdventures]

Wow, that's amazing and quick thinking. It's difficult to fathom the power of mother nature through there.

[@talquinbiker]

Cool. We live right down the street from here and visit often, on foot or boat, but never underwater with those wild crazy currents. Love all the sea life, so beautiful. Thx

[@sherriej7726]

Awesome experience! I get terrified evry time I drive across that bridge. Thank you for sharing!

[@AddAdventures]

@sherriej7726 it's such an amazing place. From the beautiful sights from above and below to the stories of people and boats who've gotten over their head one way or another.

[@sergten]

Ebbs there are absolutely savage. You look at the water movement from the bridge and realize how much water is being moved every second, and your mind cannot comprehend that. Takes some guts to dive into that. And still time it right.

[@AddAdventures]

@@sergten Diving in conditions when the current is ripping through like that would be deadly. We time our dives as near to slack current as possible, but there's still current going through there. It's an amazing place.

[@dwaynecoy1871]

My family used to spend Memorial Weekend at this awesome state Park for over a decade. We had to get on the reservation system in early December as we needed about 4 to 5 campsite together, depending on how many families were going to attend (4 siblings, Mom/Dad, and the occasional cousin). It made for some great memories with all the kids, about a dozen (and eventually their friends as they got older) growing up camping there every single Memorial Weekend to kick off the summer camping season. So much to do there - hike, ride bikes, fish, swimming at Cranberry Lake, etc)

[@kristinuhrig2924]

Thank you so much for this glimpse of life under the bridge. My brother used to dive there and had stories of the currents, the tube worms, and the huge octopus!

[@AddAdventures]

Thank you! It's great to have a site that so man people can share from above and have curiosity of what is below.

[@americaswildestprospector]

Unfortunately many people have jumped over that bridge and I seen one of them but I never seen underneath. Great video

[@AddAdventures]

A childhood friends parent jumped when we were kids. The thought of that is in the back of my mind when I'm there. It must have been traumatic to see.

[@aaronfox5559]

I use to live in oak harbor I drove across deception pass all the time. Very cool you guys can dive down there I wouldn’t want to get in the water there. Thanks for the video of what is underneath

[@williamweiss6128]

Tide just rips through there. 😳 interesting even taking a boat through there.

[@avanellehansen4525]

Yes. The Coast Gaurd trains there.

[@davehconner]

Thank you for the video. It makes me want to dive again.

[@jt-it5ot]

Funny just last night I said to my brother, I wonder what it looks like under deception pass bridge, and here I can't wait to watch your dive 😊

[@benjahbarnacles2937]

Epic video! Thanks for making this happen. I had no idea about the cold water reef. Mother nature never ceases to amaze

[@RPGreg2600]

Cool to see what's down there. I live about 5 minutes away. That current is scary!

[@thecasualfly]

This is pretty cool.. I have lived in the PNW / Washington my whole life and spent time camping in this area and always was impressed with the currents flowing through this area.

[@The-Thinking-Cat]

Absolutely gorgeous. This video made my day.

[@AddAdventures]

Thank you!! You made my day. :)

[@grey1wa]

I was stationed on NAS Whidbey spent a lot of time on the beaches around deception pass, not a Diver but always wondered about how much stuff was down there, Thanks for satiating my curiosity

[@Diveplanwithjim]

Fantastic!

[@AddAdventures]

Thank you @Diveplanwithjim

[@mikemecklenborg5412]

I have lived here on Whidbey Island for 34 years now. Have been all over Deception Pass State Park hundreds of times but have never had the desire to dive. Thanks for letting me see what I will never see in person. The electrical cable you saw is likely one that fell in during a wind storms years ago when the Island lost all power due to trees collapsing on to the power lines at Deception Pass State Park. The power lines span Deception Pass from Fidalgo Island to the top of Goose Rock on Whidbey Island. I am not 100 percent sure but I do remember being told the lines went down here doing a winter storm in the 1990's.

[@AddAdventures]

Ah, thanks for explaining the cable mystery.

[@davidgleatham9966]

Used to sport fish for in season lingcod many times in the pass. If you don't use a tide book you can just throw away lead weights, jigs as fast as the rocks can grab em. I started making steel weights from #6 rebar to quit putting lead down there. And then right in the middle of slack comes the 'Pull and Be Dammed' tugboat bringing through a raft of logs that completely fill the pass; and move we must. Not to mention Grey whales and porpoise swimming there or airplanes flying under the bridge. Barnacles almost fist sized; and smelt and herring are handy for bait or dinner.

[@AddAdventures]

@@davidgleatham9966 Awesome stories, it is a really breathtaking place.

[@cleattle]

Awesome!

[@AddAdventures]

Thank you!

[@freepilot7732]

Never thought about diving this. I'll have to pencil it in.

[@chrisstrand500]

When we were done diving Deception Pass we would run up against the tide and jump in float and get sucked under by the giant whirlpools. Fun stuff back in the 80s.

[@AddAdventures]

That dounds like an epic time.

[@greggrusnak6094]

That water is Moving Quick, Deception is Really Dangerous

[@AddAdventures]

@greggrusnak6094 Yes, you have to know the currents. Check out pnwdiving.com

[@greggrusnak6094]

@@AddAdventures I live there

[@AddAdventures]

@@greggrusnak6094 when can I stop by? 😂🤙

[@ebal955]

Wow! Thanks for the video. I used to live in the northwest and loved the diving over there. Happy New Year! Wishing you lots of great dives in 2024!

[@AddAdventures]

Thank you! Happy New Year! 2024 should start out great as I'm diving in California.

[@robertnissenbaum]

Hard to completely imagine what it is like deep under the water there...only a sense as it's one of mu favorite sea kayaking play spots....even at close to 8 knots.Aside from purposely rolling and just under the surface, I'm above the water.

[@jimwilson8879]

While living in Bellingham area in early 70's a co-worker Rainey and his dive partner did that dive. A feat that at the time was unheard of. I've been through there on boats I don't know how many times. It can be sketchy as hek. I've seen logs launch out of the water like whales breaching. You must have chosen your tide carefully. Kudos to you ! I'll watch from this side

[@cheerfulgoth]

Wonderful video! I guess the algorithm thought I’d enjoy it and it was right. Funnily enough, I’ve never seen Deception Pass in the daytime. I ran across the bridge and several miles past at about 2am when I participated in the NW Passage Ragnar relay several years ago. Someday I will get around to visiting during the day, but I won’t be diving, that’s for sure! Thanks for the great underwater tour!

[@AddAdventures]

@cheerfulgoth I drove by and walked on the bridge many times before driving down to the park and walking on the beach. I definitely recommend walking along Long Beach.

[@billstewart976]

Congratulations on 200! 🤙

[@AddAdventures]

Thank you!

[@ravbar1099]

a great dive site, did it years ago with a local guide, took a bunch of our Canadian dive club through it.

[@salvationzone9532]

The currents there get crazy. I've gone through there and the boat gets pushed all around and there's large whirl pools you could get sucked into that would make your wife a widow. Oh, and there's a rather expensive down-rigger under that bridge that broke off my dads boat a couple years ago.

[@ronaldstarreveld]

Just discovered your channel. I was stationed there for 17 years. Loved diving the area and have done deception pass a few times. Always a great time. If you haven’t you should do a night dive at Keystone. If you stay above 30’ you will stay away from the current and there is so much beauty. Keep up the great work.

[@AddAdventures]

Thank you! I haven't done Keystone at night yet. That sounds really interesting.

[@jefff1844]

Have you tried drift diving under the Narrows Bridge in Tacoma?

[@AddAdventures]

@jefff1844 I've done drift dives just south at Day Island. It's nice there because you can go with the current, it shifts and brings you back.

[@OGD007]

I’ve been swept by currents underwater, not fun, it a sudden shift and feels like you just hopped on a moving train, you will grab anything around you. That some crazy currents under that bridge.

[@AddAdventures]

@OGD007 Yeah, you kinda need to be prepared to brace for an unexpeted shove into a rock. The currents here can quickly push you 360° and up or down.

[@OGD007]

@@AddAdventures the mukilteo ferry dive, around the jitty, had some crazy current, that caught be by surprise.

[@AddAdventures]

@OGD007 Yeah, currents are no joke. Check out pnwdiving.com for current planning and predictions.

[@murphygreen8484]

Getting my OW cert in WA this October!

[@AddAdventures]

Congratulations!! You might want to check out this drysuit playlist soon. kzbin.info/aero/PLg6wUVzsEz0oWzxDtC3E4pKmsyyf7mZR5&si=b3n7752NTHtWUKh6

[@dano7189]

I live in this area and was very excited to see your video. Please tell me: do you have to worry about any creature attacking you in those waters??

[@AddAdventures]

Creatures that feel threatened may attack. Pacific Spiny Lumpsuckers are so tiny that they seem to feel threatened or they're strong defenders of their eggs. Moray Eels are a bit scary because they're almost blind and might bite in a case of misinformation. Here's a video if Lumpsukers which might have been attacking. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHyliaeEmruCgNUsi=unBjKJgntURYNGgR

[@dano7189]

@@AddAdventures thank you nothing that would maim you then! your observation about how enjoyable it was being in the top 20' encouraged me to just get into snorkeling.

[@AddAdventures]

@dano7189 It's said in diving that your awareness expands like a bubble. The ability to stay calm in different situations will grow. I've been face to face with large sharks, and learning to stay calm will enhance your experience. There could always be danger, a human driving a boat might be the greatest danger, but it's always best to respect all life so nothing feels treatened. You might be surprised at how natural this comes to creatures that aren't human.

[@dano7189]

@@AddAdventures that is an intriguing answer.

[@rusty2407]

Now I see why I lose so many lures there lol. Also that cable appears to be an old (very old) submarine phone line, likely from around the time the pass was built or perhaps even before. I’d be curious if you could track it to its landing on either side. I work in telecom on Whidbey island and there are no known crossings in that vicinity.

[@AddAdventures]

It would be interesting to trace the cable. There's a lot to get 🎣 snagged on.

[@rusty2407]

@@AddAdventures was it east of the bridge? There use to be aerial lines just 50’ or so east of the bridge. Wouldn’t surprise me if they just cut and dropped them when they got rid of that run. That was back in the 40s or so.

[@AddAdventures]

@rusty2407 I can't remember exactly, but we dropped under the bridge and went east, so I think it would have been east of the bridge.

[@dirkfrazier9779]

Next dive bring a hack saw and cut out a 2' section for examination on the surface. If any thing you will have a big wad of copper!

[@AddAdventures]

@@dirkfrazier9779 I don't know what underwater electrical cables look like. I don't want to go cutting something before I know what it is. 🤙

[@PaulRodvik-jy3kr]

Yes we do need to invent a hand signal that means let's do a selfie

[@AddAdventures]

@PaulRodvik-jy3kr I sometimes forget to mention pre dive that I'll be shining my lights in their face, then the footage of them is usually of them looking away and shielding their eyes, which isn't a good selfie look. You're right, we should be able to communicate it underwater. 📸🤪

[@angrybeargaming7756]

I've always hated driving over that bridge it's the only part of living in Oak Harbour i DON'T miss

[@AddAdventures]

Is it because of the height, narrow lanes or cross winds?

[@P38-o1h]

In 2015-2016 I dive this area a few times, I use ocean kayak trident 13 lunch from bowman beach, then I arrive that small island , gear up then dive down to ocean floor, the current is so strong in this area I have kayak connected with me , Otherwise I would have been washed away, but the view down there more beautiful than Alki beach and Edmonds ferry.

[@AddAdventures]

@user-xx6vc9tf5x When you know the schedule for the current, you can time your trip for Slack, and the water will be calm.

[@GrungeHistory]

Should've just drove down here to Tacoma and dove the Narrows bridge....In my opinion a bit more fascinating

[@AddAdventures]

@GrungeHistory I've dove just south and just north of the Narrows Bridge, but I haven't dove under that bridge yet. I'll put that on my list.

[@justinfish9135]

I fell off a geoduck boat in that pass and Almost drowned from the current …

[@AddAdventures]

@justinfish9135 wow, that's a story to tell. 😱

[@AddAdventures]

@justinfish9135 I wanted to get footage of it in those conditions. I've seen it from the bridge.

[@SpaceInTime1885]

Good thing your whispering, so you don't bother nature in it's natural state.. WTF? 😂😂😂 Really some great diving footage tho!

[@AddAdventures]

@@SpaceInTime1885 Hahaha, yeah, I'm so about to destroy nature. 😱 🤣 Thank you!

[@SpaceInTime1885]

@@AddAdventures I was laughing at the fact that you were whispering like you going to bother anybody or anything out there, dillhole.

[@jimc7991]

Your video doesn't do justice for how that passage really is. The bridge is much higher than it looks in your video. You had to be there in slack tide because that current gets insane. It's cool seeing what's down under the water under the bridge.

[@AddAdventures]

@jimc7991 Yes, it's only safe to dive as close to slack as possible.

[@christinelabrie1430]

It is NOT calm water going through there. Crazy dangerous.

[@Geoplanetjane]

What about neutral bouyancy?

[@AddAdventures]

I'll make a video on that soon.

[@familyfunscubasnorkel1813]

Thanks for the video. Please stop touching!

[@KhaledAbdelghanyMD]

Great video. When was this?

[@AddAdventures]

Wow, it was a year ago from today. April 28th 2023. Thanks for making me look.

[@zakattack467]

Omg I think you offended that kelp greenling. Next time don’t offend them. If you can’t dive with out offending the kelp greenling then don’t dive at all.

[@AddAdventures]

@@zakattack467 DON'T TALK TO THE FISH :)

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

For those that are dogging him about his technique you've never dived this area. The currents in the are treacherous. There have been reports of divers swept miles from where they started.

[@Brentsfriend]

Leave this place alone!!!!!

[@laurel7704]

I would have enjoyed this video if you would slow down. You move the camera around too fast!

[@AddAdventures]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm always trying to keep the camera steady, but my first priority is to keep my body in control to prevent smashing into rocks or marine life. The current, although light this day, was still pretty strong, which made it tough to keep the camera steady.

[@AddAdventures]

Check out this video for something more slow and peaceful. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIHJYqysq7CZqJYsi=mUrcKF-vxGbK6tID

[@laurel7704]

@@AddAdventures very nice!

[@SparklyStoner360]

I live so close to Deception Pass that I could walk there, seeing this was pretty cool!

[@dougdavis8986]

Frustrating to see you guys laying on the sea life, kneeling on it, grabbing it. Hands off, learn about neutral buoyancy, be a conscientious and respectful diver.

[@AddAdventures]

Yes, I understand. It's a difficult dive site with upwelling and downwellings as well as lteral current. I wouldn't recommend this site to anyone with less than 200 dives.

[@dougdavis8986]

@@AddAdventures if you can't do the dive without harming the sea life, don't do the dive.

[@AddAdventures]

@dougdavis8986 thanks. No sea life was harmed on this dive.

[@dougdavis8986]

​@AddAdventures this will be my last comment. I will use 5:12 as one of many examples. Where you grab hold of a rock and pull yourself along. You likely crushed/killed dozens of animals. That beautiful area is blanketed with life. You can't kick it, grab it, lay on it without doing harm.

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

Get off you holier then though attitude you've never dived the Puget sound obviously or you would know about how bad currents are.

[@brianzderic2981]

not a very good video.

[@AddAdventures]

Constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated.

[@tylermattos3708]

Stopped watching the second you started whispering

[@AddAdventures]

I hope you find what you're looking for to inspire you to get out and experience it for yourself.

[@SparklyStoner360]

I’m sure he doesn’t care 🙄

[@rickyhan7023]

Please go comment under other videos to boost engagement.

[@adrielburned6924]

I stopped reading your comment the second you starting crying.