Dive reports with beach/weather conditions

[COWSskateGOOD]

10/23/2012

Alhambra
11am
Water Temp 80
Vis 5'-7' a lot of snot in spots, as usual some areas better vis some not so much
Max depth 22'

Overall fantastic dive, a lot of small finds no big megs. I also found a conch shell that was as long as most of my arm... it was fantastic. Great fish life, and animals.

I love Florida .... October and I am diving in Rash/Swim Suit

 

[2TH DIVR]

10/26/2012
Service Club
8:45 am
Wind NNE @ 10+
Seas 1'-2'
Water temp 77
Vis 2'-4'+, slight S current and surge
Finds usual small stuff

 

[2TH DIVR]

11/4/2012
Service Club
Time 8:30 am
Wind E<5
Seas <1'
Water Temp 72
Vis 2'-4'
Max depth 23'
Finds

 

[bowfonz]

A Coupla Beach Dives

11/4/2012
Venice Beach & North Sharky's
Time 9:00 am & 1:00 pm
Wind E<5
Seas <1'
Water Temp 72
Vis 1'-3'
Max depth 20'

 

[CalicoJack57]

Venice Beach
9:30 AM
1 tank 115 minutes bottom time
Wind E-SE 5-7 MPH
Seas small chop
Water Temp - 66
Max depth 20'
Vis 4-8 feet

Lots of smalls...... Looks as if silt on the bottom is clearing up. I was very surprised I was the only diver on Venice Beach. I checked out the Service Club and there were no divers there at 9:00 am. All in all it was a nice dive. I had a 3mm suit with a skin under and was very comfortable.

 

[2TH DIVR]

11/11/2012
Service Club
8:30 am
Wind E<5
Seas Flat
Water Temp 67
Vis 2'-4'
Max depth 23'
Finds

 

[bowfonz]

11/11/2012
Alhambra & Venice Beach
10:30 am & 1:30 pm
Wind E<5
Seas Flat
Water Temp 67
Vis 6' @ Alhambra
Vis >10' @ Venice Beach
Max depth 23'
Finds: Quarter size or less teeth and
a couple petrified whatchamacallits.

Looks like the megs were hiding down at service club this weekend.

 

[COWSskateGOOD]

11/12/2012
Service Park
1100-1300
Wind ENE 9MPH
Flat initially then slight chop and wind on the way back in
VIS 4-5'
Max Depth 21'

Apparently I missed the vis yesterday hahah
First free diving ever, didn't like it as much and the entire time I was wishing I had my tanks to look for teeth.

 

[Dive4LifeSW]

11/17/12

2 dives in Boneyard (Golden Beach) on a KAYAK... Viz 5-10+ ...

1 dive at Alhabmra blocks around 1pm... Blocks only had 2-4 (if that) Viz. Aborted and headed South to service club area... Viz much better as I worked my way south (was on kayak).

Water temp: 67 degrees (wetsuit time... Saw 2 people try it with a 2 ml shorty... their dive didn't last long
In afternoon wind picked up to 15-20 plus (kiteboarders were out). Waves were 1ft or less in am and coming in after 3rd dive was kayaking through some 2 and 3 ft sets (got a workout!).

If diving, recommend staying South (Service Club or Sharky's).... seems like viz is better more south.

Finds: megs and such (will post more later).

 

[2TH DIVR]

11/25/2012
Service Club
9:00 am
Winds NE 5+
Seas 1'+
Water Temp 66
Vis <1' at the bottom of the sandbar and got worst the farther west I went
at 22' it was 0