Dive & Sea Sports

What visitors say

Dive & Sea Sports is a small, well-stocked dive shop in New Westminster that many Lower Mainland divers treat as their home base. Several reviewers say they have been coming for ten, twenty or even more years, and the owner is mentioned again and again for his knowledge and his habit of steering people toward what they need rather than what costs most.

The staff get consistent credit for taking their time. Visitors describe being walked through wall after wall of masks until one fit, a customer with very large feet being found fins after other shops turned him away, and gear being set up for how it will actually be used. Regulators, suits and tanks are serviced in house, one diver notes it is one of the few places able to service a particular regulator brand, and tank fills are quick. Several people mention small repairs or adjustments done at no charge.

Courses run from open water and advanced through specialties, refreshers and dry suit training, with pool time booked through the shop. Divers praise instructors as patient and safety-minded and say the rental gear is well maintained. It is not only for divers: snorkellers heading on trips, a float-tube angler, a paddleboarder needing a patch job and airsoft players filling HPA tanks all report good service. There is a mix of new and used gear, and one reviewer mentions the shop is dog-friendly.

Criticism is rare. One reviewer notes prices can run a little above online retailers, and a very old review describes the place as a traditional, opinionated small dive shop. If you are after a specific size or item, calling ahead is sensible, although reviewers say the owner will order in what is not on the shelf.

Summarised from visitor reviews on Google Maps. Based on 81 Google reviews. Details change — confirm hours, prices and bookings with Dive & Sea Sports directly.