Dive reports with beach/weather conditions

[Aristakat]

04/13/10
Water temp on bottom = 62'
Vis 8-10 feet
winds out of NE then turning to East by 12
18-26 depth

it was a nice day out there water still a little chilled but warming for sure
I got skunked but my buddy found some nice ones ,one was a perfect 4 1/2 Meg:cool2:

 

[thedaddy]

Checked S. Brohard Friday 9 April - one look from the beach and called it.
Dove S. Brohard Saturday around 1030-1100 (yeah I was desperate to get wet)
Temp was 67 deg surface and 64 at 18'
Vis was 0-6" on Saturday 4/10, with a distinct layer of cloudy suspension about 1-2 feet off the bottom.
Vis got worse as I got further out until it was 0-3" at 18 fsw with very little light. I called it when I started running into things.

I see East winds all week, but wind speed in the range of 5-17 kts has me wondering. Can anybody report on current conditions? I'd love to come down from Orlando, but don't want to repeat last week.

Thanks in advance
Steve

 

[Rickelpickel]

I've herd recently that 60-70 fsw had 30' -35' tue and wed.... but that's off shore sooooo.....idk I was at dog beach around 8 ish this morning w/ my dog and it was fairly flat ..... and i could see the shells of the beach on the little drop off the beach so it's gotta be at least 2-3 foot of viz....

 

[Aristakat]

04/14/10
Vis 8-10 feet in 26 feet
water temp 63
Surface almost 70
winds out of East/Neast around 10-12 knts gust's around 17
But as long as it stays East still good.

 

[safyrewulfie]

4/17. Alhambra
surface temp 70 air 75
viz.. .50-5' silty
Light chop breezy. Clouds coming in.
Lots of incher teeth. Couple of frags
lots of fish and tourists

 

[King of Snarge]

4-17-10, 1 mile SW of Alhambra
Viz 8-12 feet
Water temp was in 70's up top with a distinct thermocline at approx. 22 feet; 63 degrees F at 27 feet (bottom).
seas 2-4 in morning and became glassy towards afternoon, clouds with light drizzle at times.
Lots of whale bone and dugong rib fragments (snarge) and a few broken beat up meg fragments.

 

[Sh@rkW@tcher]

18 April 10
Service Club Park

Air Temp: 76
Water Temp-surface: 70
Water Temp - bttm: 68
Viz @20 fsw 10-15 ft
Tide: Incoming
Surf: 0

Found about 100 teeth today including a nice 2" mako
Great day to be diving/tooth hunting, but a little sunshine would have been nice.

 

[2TH DIVR]

Ditto to the Service Club report from Sh@rkW@tcher, including the 2" mako.
Lots of little teeth a beat 2' meg and a 6" dia whale vert.

 

[Aristakat]

20 April 2010
Boneyard

Air Temp: 79
Water Temp-surface: 74
Water Temp - bottom: 63
Viz @26 fsw 10-15 ft but could see shadow outline of boat from bottom so getting better
Tide: Incoming
Surf: 0
winds most of the day out of East 5 knts then turning out of west by end of the day 8-10 knots

found Large whale ear,whale tooth, Chocolate meg,few other megs, and alot of sharksteeth

 

[Reef_Haven]

Sat 4/24/2010

Service Club
Strong south wind and current, really picked up in the afternoon.
Temp. about 72
2 ft seas
Viz wasn't too bad outside the coquina reef, maybe 4 - 10ft
Inside the reef was 1 - 3ft, lot's of silt.