I've dove near the San Juans (BC's Gulf islands) and the water's not so bad. You just dress accordingly...wet suit, dry suit, hood, gloves etc.
The best diving is during winter if you want clear water. Make sure you bring a bright-ass light with you because you lose all colours at depth. Diving at slack tide after an ebb tide is best. We dove on several sunken ships that were purposely sunk just for divers, there may be some in the San Juans, but I don't really know.
It's defiantly not tropical water with tropical clarity, but it's worth checking out.
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nice line eh?
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