# Wain Rock, Canada: what it is and when to go

> Wain Rock is a dive site in Canada. Interests: Diving. The best time to visit is June to September. In June there are 15 h 55 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 05. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/wain-rock/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **What it is:** Dive site · Diving
- **Where:** Canada
- **Best time:** June to September.
- **Nearest airport:** YVR Vancouver, 61 km as the crow flies
- **Website:** [dive-links.com](http://www.dive-links.com/tauchplatz.php?id=1929)
- **Coordinates:** 48.68833, -123.48833

## What it is and where

Wain Rock is a dive site in Canada.

Its coordinates are 48.68833, -123.48833; the nearest main airport is Vancouver International Airport (YVR, Vancouver), 61 km as the crow flies. How to get around Canada (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/#moverse).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=48.688333%2C-123.488333)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.688333%2C-123.488333)

It is one of the [Diving](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/submarinismo/) places in Canada. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

## When to go

The best time to visit Wain Rock is **June to September**.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 8 h 30 |
| February | Better not | 9 h 55 |
| March | Better not | 11 h 34 |
| April | Possible | 13 h 27 |
| May | Possible | 15 h 02 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 55 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 33 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 10 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 20 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 31 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 54 |
| December | Better not | 8 h 05 |

In June there are 15 h 55 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 05. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

When to go to Canada in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/#cuando-ir).

## Before you go to Canada

To enter Canada there are 9 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “National parks and accommodation, booked”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Canada checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD); plugs: Type A and B · 120 V · 60 Hz (you need an adapter, and check that your device takes 120 V); emergencies: 911.

In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

## What is nearby

- [Deep Cove Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/deep-cove-winery/): Winery · 1.3 km
- [Patey Rock](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/patey-rock/): Reef · 2.7 km
- [Arbutus Island](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/arbutus-island/): Dive site · 4.4 km
- [Enrico Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/enrico-winery/): Winery · 4.8 km
- [Cobble Hill Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/cobble-hill-winery/): Winery · 4.9 km

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Canada guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/).

## More in Canada: Diving

- [SS Edmund Fitzgerald](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/edmund-fitzgerald/): American Great Lakes freighter
- [HMS Express](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/hmcs-gatineau/): 1934 E-class destroyer
- [HMS Investigator](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/hms-investigator/): Merchant ship used in Arctic exploration
- [SS Valencia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/ss-valencia/)
- [Chick Island](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/chick-island/): island in Essex County, Ontario, Canada
- [HMCS Eastview](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/hmcs-eastview/): 1943 River-class frigate

Every Canada place under Diving, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/submarinismo/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Wain Rock?

It is a dive site in Canada.

### When is the best time to visit Wain Rock?

June to September. In June there are 15 h 55 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 05.

### How do you get to Wain Rock?

The nearest main airport is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 61 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.688333%2C-123.488333) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Canada is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/#moverse).

### How do I add it to my trip?

With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Canada map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby.

### What else is around here?

Nearby you have [Deep Cove Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/deep-cove-winery/), [Patey Rock](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/patey-rock/), [Arbutus Island](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/arbutus-island/). The rest is in [the Canada guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/canada/).

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/663869299), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0. Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).

