dive into a generation of adventure

Welcome to Generation Wave Scuba — Cochrane’s only locally owned dive shop and PADI 5* IDC Dive Centre!

Whether you're just getting your fins wet or chasing your next certification, our passionate, experienced staff are here to make every dive unforgettable. Stop by, say hi, and see why our community of divers is as awesome as the adventures we take together.

Photo: GWS Dive Trip, Roatan 2024

What We Offer

What We Offer

We offer a full range of PADI courses, from beginner Open Water certifications to advanced specialties and professional-level training. We also have a very vibrant SEAL Team program for kids! Whether you're just starting out or looking to level up your skills, our expert instructors make learning fun, safe, and rewarding.

We carry top-quality dive gear from trusted brands such as Bare, Atomic, Poseidon, Interspiro, Kraken, and more! Our expert team also services and maintains your equipment to keep it performing at its best, whether you're diving locally or heading off on an adventure.

Join us for exciting dive travel adventures across Canada and aboard liveaboards in stunning tropical destinations around the world! We take care of the details so you can focus on enjoying the dive and making lasting memories.

Dive Travel & Liveaboards

We offer both EFR (Emergency First Response) and DAN (Divers Alert Network) first aid courses to help you feel confident and prepared in emergency situations. EFR focuses on CPR and first aid for everyday use, while DAN dives into dive-specific care like oxygen administration and marine life injuries—perfect for divers looking to boost their safety skills.

Alberta’s Premier

Interspiro

Service Centre

Generation Wave Scuba is proud to be an official Interspiro Service Centre, certified to maintain and service world-class Interspiro diving equipment. Interspiro is renowned for its cutting-edge breathing apparatus technology used by commercial divers, rescue teams, and military units around the globe. As a service centre, we offer expert inspections, maintenance, and repairs to ensure your gear meets the highest safety and performance standards. Whether you're a professional diver or a serious enthusiast, this means peace of mind—knowing your equipment is maintained to the same exacting standards trusted in the most demanding underwater environments.

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Dive Travel

At Generation Wave Scuba, we dive for the love of adventure and the love of relaxation. From colorful coral reefs to the cool, clear waters of Canada, we travel far and wide to soak in the beauty of the underwater world. Whether it's a laid-back beach dive or an exciting liveaboard trip, we’re always chasing the next great underwater experience.

These journeys keep our fins wet and our passion for scuba diving alive—and we love sharing that excitement with you!

Join us on an upcoming trip:

Bahamas 2026
Red Sea 2026

Five stars?

More like a whole constellation for these guys!

  • Jon H.

    My 11 year old son has been with Generation Wave since Ron and Ken opened. He started here and has now achieved his junior open water, drysuit and Zombie apocalypse PADI certifications. They have treated him like family since the beginning and he absolutely loves the instruction and all of the dives that Generation Wave has offered. We couldn’t be more happy with our family’s experience with Generation Wave Scuba.

  • Laura M.

    The Generation Wave Scuba team is incredible. It is clear they love to dive and to share that love with others. My 10 year old son joined the PADI Seal Team and says “it is the best thing ever!”. He has had a blast learning to dive with them. Felt safe and had fun the entire time. Can’t wait to continue to learn more through them and eventually obtain Open Water PADI Cert. He’s already making plans to join a diving trip haha. The Seal Team course through Generation Wave was an amazing intro to diving through fun and play. Great little group of fellow divers too.

  • Amelia

    Where do I start? I have so much love to give to these people! GWS has been incredible to me and my family. After an unfortunate experience at a different dive shop we came to Ron to finish the open water course and dry suit diver. A year later and i’ve just completed advanced diver in Comox! Ron and Ken are kind, patient, and very funny. I can’t wait to keep learning and diving at GWS! Definitely come here for any scuba diving needs.

  • Mike V.

    Great shop! Generation Wave Scuba are very friendly & knowledgeable. Their certification courses are run professionally with a great emphasis on safety, and ensuring that all steps were mastered before moving on. They are very patient and will work with you at YOUR pace to complete your certification.

    The merchandise is of high quality, and the owners/crew are very knowledgeable of the subject. I highly recommend anyone interested in learning more about scuba diving or snorkeling to visit their shop.

  • Blair L.

    Excellent and professional place full of enthusiastic people who genuinely love diving and want to see you enjoy your experience. These folks guided me extremely well through the PADI Instructor Development Course, which is one of the most challenging and rewarding courses I have ever taken. They consistently went above and beyond to ensure I was very well prepared for the exam.

  • Hugo A.

    Excellent experience with Generation Wave Scuba. Outstanding service, they really won’t save on efforts to accommodate all your needs. The gear they supplied for my open water dives was top notch, new and well functioning. If you are looking for a scuba instructor I couldn’t recommend Noelle McCusker more, she was incredible , very patient, making me feel calm, secure and confident, paying attention to every step in the process and to all the important details.

  • Mackenzie T.

    All of the staff I dealt with at Generation Wave were extremely patient, understanding and helped me with what I needed. Also, their training goes above and beyond. When I finished my open water dives for my open water certification while on vacation, the other dive shop was surprised how much we had learned above and beyond what they typically see. We were more prepared and more knowledgeable than most other guests and that’s due to the team at Generation Wave. High recommend.

  • Joe B.

    Generation Wave turned me from a 'land-lubber' to a deep sea explorer in just one weekend! They made sure I knew my flippers from my oxygen tank, and safety was their mantra. All the while, they were so patient, I thought they might grow gills!

    Their love for the underwater world is as deep as the ocean itself. Now I'm hooked on scuba, and honestly, I'm blaming them for my new obsession with fish and coral. Generation Wave - making a splash in the diving world, and in my life!

    Five stars? More like a whole constellation for these guys!