I should have done it sooner!
To call this site Sekiu Jetty is really a bit of a misnomer, because you don't really dive the jetty proper (although I'm sure you could, and no doubt some have) but rather you go in to the left of the jetty. There is an old ramp that you can walk down going to the beach and it is an easy walk to the water. For some reason the sand / pebbles on the beach are extremely "loose" and you sink 6 inches to a foot with each step when you are by or near the water. It is a bit of a pain, but once you adjust for it not a problem.
Fin up and surface swim along the kelp as far as you want and then drop. It doesn't really matter where - you will need a shovel to get much beyond 30 fsw on a high tide.
As I was waiting for my buddies I was tallying species while floating on the surface. There were "walls" of Sandlance, Shiner Perch, and I found two Manacled Sculpin in the kelp - a real treat as I don't often get to see them.
I did this dive at low slack - not ideal. High slack is the best simply because of the depth of the site. I poked along the kelp then allowed the gentle current to pull me toward the Pacific a bit. There is about an acre or two of good sized boulders in the sand and the life around them is a delight. The rocks and kelp are thick with life - all that is necessary is patience to poke into nooks and crannies.
Seventy minutes a still a half tank full later I drug myself away from the rocky reef babbling to myself (as I tend to do after an awesome dive) determined to come back and dive it again.
If you are out Neah Bay way don't miss this site!
