Dive reports with beach/weather conditions

[SOFDiver]

10/09/2011
Manasota Key
08:45-12:00
Wind NE (60 deg.) 10-15 KN
Seas <2ft
Water Temp 76 deg. F
Max. Depth 31 ft.
Viz: 15-20 ft, very low silt levels. Several Megs over 4 inches and many in the 1-3 inch range. Several monster frags, and lots of other finds including whale ears, turtle shell, horse teeth, and vertabrae. Similar finds and conditions on 10/08/2011.

Capt. Dan

 

[Rickelpickel]

Tue Viz @ 18 - 0' @ 28'- 6-8' Temp 76
Wed Viz @ 27' 5-6' Temp 77 :cool2:
Thur Viz @ 26' 4-5' @ 18' almost top to bottom 6-12'
Finds: Shark Teeth

 

[2TH DIVR]

10/14/11
Service Club
Time 2:30 pm
Wind NW 10
Seas 1'
Water Temp 81
Max Depth 24'
Vis 1'-6'
Finds beat 4 1/2" and 2" megs, some frags, nice 1 3/8" hemi and some small teeth

 

[divindiva69]

10/16/11
Alhambra/So. Venice block area
Time: 9:30 AM
Winds ENE 21-23 mph
Swell 0.6 @ 6 seconds, picked up by the end of the dive
Tide was low at 9:54 AM
Viz: Variable~6 inches to 5 feet
Temp: 77 in 18-21 fsw
I did not find much today but my buddy found 2-2 inch fairly intact megs and a broken 3 incher:cool2:;
Pics to follow

 

[dkramer]

Did S. Brohard at 10:00 am. Dive report is pretty much a carbon copy of Karen's.

 

[2TH DIVR]

10/16/11
Service Club
9am
Ditto on the above reports
Vis was 1'-6'
no big finds a small piece of ivory and the usual small stuff

 

[Rickelpickel]

11/3/11 Morning winds light ENE 5 knots at best, by afternoon WNW 10-15 knots. Seas were calm all morning and then picked up after about 230-300.. Water temp's dropping.. 68 in the inter-coastal 70 in the boneyard. 3 to 5 mill a must... Viz 4-6' in the 23-27 ft range. and 2-3' in the 18-23 ft range. Found a nice brown cheek tooth and a few nice makos. Safe diving!

 

[SOFDiver]

11/10/2011 Surface conditions were perfect; North wind less than 5 kn, seas less than a foot. Wind changed to NW 10 kn early affternoon with 2 foot seas. Water temp. is 68-70, warm thermocline near the surface. Vis off Manasota Key was 4 feet. 12 divers all made good finds with a very nice 5 in Meg the prize of the day, almost whole bison leg bone found as well. After our blow today, expect conditions will improve. Expect that Sunday 11/13 will be great.

 

[2TH DIVR]

11/13/11
Service Club
9:00 am
Winds E 5
Seas Flat
Water Temp 68
Vis 0-3' Mostly 1'-2'
Finds nothing big, just small teeth

 

[SOFDiver]

11/13/2011- Conditions on our dive sites off Manasota Key were quite favorable. Suface gonditions wer calm/flat in the early morning with North East winds, winds shifted to South East late morning with winds over 10kn and a good surface chop. Early afternoon wnds dropped, and surface condions were again ideal. Viz in 30/31 feet was a very clear 3-4 feet, water temp was 69F. As always some nice finds of Megs, and other land and marine fosils. 7mm suit and a hooded vest are required. Properly insulated divers easily completed consecutive 1 1/2 hour dives, and made the best finds. I have been diving my new Aqualung SolaFX 8/7 suit, and have been quite warm. There is no reason to suspend diving due to cold water, if properly dressed/insulated.