Sechelt Rapids Transit Info

Sechelt Rapids, also known as Skookumchuk Rapids

Please use extreme caution when transiting through the Sechelt Rapids. If you are using the tides.gc.ca tables you will need to add one hour to the posted times, as the site does not take into consideration the Daylight Saving Time change.

Remember the plus sign (+) is for the Flood while the minus sign (-) is for the Ebb flow. Flood means the current is flowing thru the Sechelt Rapids from Egmont towards Narrows Inlet; Ebb means the current is moving away from Narrows Inlet toward Egmont and Jervis Inlet.

Example: April 28, 2024

The same from Ports and Passes with Daylight Saving Time already adjusted for the same date:

Day (Sunday)	Slack (Turns)	Max	Flood/Ebb
28	1:28a	3:07a	-3.8
28	4:53a	7:01a	+5.1
28	8:54a	12:48p	-12.9
28	5:58p	8:51p	+14.2

From the above two tables you can confirm that the best transit times to catch the “Slack” (or as the government tables call it, the “Turns”) would be 08:54 or later in the afternoon at 5:58. Or if you are an early bird you could catch the 04:53 slack.

I always check these two resources then match up with a third resource on my Simrad navigation chart plotter. Most current chart plotters will give you another reading of tides and currents. You might have to take your cross-hair or cursor over a current symbol or a tide symbol and hit “Enter”.

Please take this information and use it with caution as you and only you are responsible for safe passage. As always file a Sail Plan and do a Securite-Securite as you are about to transit. Sometimes you might encounter a Dive boat with divers that like to catch the Slack current for a special scuba dive experience.

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Best Sechelt Rapids Transit Routes

Below charts: Navionics N-Up