lol you should know by now from reading my posts that it's impossible to get any idea at all what the conditions are going to be like a week - or for that matter three DAYS - in advance. This time of year I've embarrassed myself enough trying to follow the forecasts.
I actually dove twice this weekend, and though visibility was only 25' I was able to pick out a turtle and all the usual critters just fine. Oh, lots of barracuda you-know-where and damn I could have used a spear, too. I even saw a surgeon with TWO little hitchiker shrimps (can't remember what they're called but mysid shrimp was apparently wrong) and lots of lurking lizard fish.
Now, the reef must be in flux because not many of summer's regulars are hanging out and last year's characters haven't shown up. I don't guarantee that it will be as great as it can be in the summer but who knows what might show up - where's Flipper? Manatee should be high-tailing it into warmer water as well (we've seen them out here last year). I guarantee barracuda because Jenny & I know where to find 'em now (shhhh, Jen).
There was very little current and almost no surge at all on Friday. Funny thing, the wind was whipping drops off the surface but there were no waves. Water temp was down to 72f in patches, but there were highs of 77/78f. The air was in the 60s but the sunshine on my wetsuit made me want to lay down and doze on the sand, just like a big seal.
I'll probably dive on Friday afternoon if conditions are good so plan on coming by unless I post otherwise.
