Checking conditions

[Steve V. K.]

Hey people, New to the site -first post. I'm a casual snorkler who first dove 3 years ago off Portugese Bend, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County. Next was Catalina lsland which was so much better experience. I've been out to Anacapa Island once since then and have tried my childhood favorite beach as a kid -- Crescent Bay, Laguna, Orange County, CA. I really would like to focus on this Laguna Beach area for future snorkeling but have had poor viz days each time. HERE'S WHERE I could sure use your advice: is there not a website that shows visibility conditions at various sites (notably Orange County, CA)? My search engine skills have come up with nothing!
Appreciate any help, thanx, SVK.

 

[justleesa]

Sorry I can't help you but Aloha nd welcome to the board!
Lisa

 

[scubasean]

Hey people, New to the site -first post. I'm a casual snorkler who first dove 3 years ago off Portugese Bend, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County. Next was Catalina lsland which was so much better experience. I've been out to Anacapa Island once since then and have tried my childhood favorite beach as a kid -- Crescent Bay, Laguna, Orange County, CA. I really would like to focus on this Laguna Beach area for future snorkeling but have had poor viz days each time. HERE'S WHERE I could sure use your advice: is there not a website that shows visibility conditions at various sites (notably Orange County, CA)? My search engine skills have come up with nothing!
Appreciate any help, thanx, SVK.

I have no clue about Laguna beach and don't dive there...But....

I put "laguna beach dive conditions" into yahoo and the first link that came up is

http://www.lagunaseasports.com/conditions/conditions.asp

 

[DandyDon]

Howdy!

Welcome to SB!! :happywave Put us in your computer's favorites and check in often. This is a great place to learn, compare, argue Look around our various forums - everything from New-To-Scuba to Instructors-Only to Dive Medicine.

I think conditions change too often for a web site. NOAA has sites that can give weather, and their buoy site can give water temp, waves, wind...

don

BTW - Did you set up your Profile, as suggested here: http://www.scubaboard.com/t60416.html I update mine after every trip.

 

[Bayou Platypus]

Welcome aboard...enjoy your time here on ScubaBoard!

 

[pasley]

Laguna Sea Sports is your best bet. Someone there dives daily and post their actual observations on the website. They usally do Shaws cove, just around the corner from Crescent. Bottom line though is conditions change from site to site and minute to minute, so no site can really predict. You can look a the swell model, that can help, and and dive reports since visibility tends to improve or get worse gradually, unless you get a red tide, then it is in a minute it changes.