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does anyone know a calm beach to do a beach dive in off southern california everywhere i have heard of is 6 foot waves i want a place that calm help me
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mech
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La jolla was really easy when I was there last December.
Robert Phillips
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So Cal beach conditions are really dependant on weather. If there is a southern storm it will cause horrible conditions. Conditions right now in Laguna are pretty bad. At Treasure Island there are 4'-6' waves and 8'-10' surge conditions. The visibility there is 5'-8' at best. Hopefully this swell will be gone by next week. Wait it out and things should get better.
Dive safe.
Robert
Dive safe.
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Take the ferry to Catalina, then do the Casion Point scuba park.
BTW, we have a Southern Calf forum - where this might work better.
BTW, we have a Southern Calf forum - where this might work better.
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hey buddy, my dad talked to someone on the a day of his incident about dive conditions and he said there was a calm beach behind laguna sea sports.
anyone know the name of that beach...behind laguna sea sports?
Never can get enough of it!
anyone know the name of that beach...behind laguna sea sports?
Never can get enough of it!
Robert Phillips
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Shaw's Cove. Still dependant on weather, though. But usually nicer when conditions are rough elswhere. Try the Laguna Sea Sports website. They post daily conditions at Shaw's.
Robert
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As has already been pointed out, conditions change. Yesterday I arrived at Crescent (Seal Rock) in Laguna with 07:00 a.m. conditions of 1 ft to 18 inch waves. At 8:00 a.m. that was more like 2-3 feet and by 9:00 when we came out it was 3-4 foot range. So conditions change depending upon the time and the location. I have had 1-2 inch waves and just a few beaches over they were dealing with 1-2 foot waves.
For Laguna the Laguna Sea Sorts is your best source as they get a report from someone in the water every day, usally Shaws cove. Shaws cove is often the better conditions in the area.
Anouther source is to check dive reports posted here. That will tell you how it WAS at a given beach and time, and may give an indication of how it might be. Conditions do change, sometimes rapidly. But generally they trend up or down. Go out and dive, you don't need lake laguna or victory at sea either. But if it is reasonable, dive. Hook up with a group if you have limited experience http://www.sandeaters.org/ is a good one for a Sunday dive or http://southcoastdivers.com/ for Saturday dives.
Bottom line is there is no place that always have little waves. Depends upon the season. In Winter south facing beaches are usally your best bet as our swells come out of the North then. In sommer, North Facing beaches are usally better as our swells come out of the South. If the santa ana winds are blowing, go diving, particularly after the 2nd or 3d day. The stong winds blowing off shore often make the ocean lay down and you get lake conditions with waves measured in inches as in 1 or 2.
If you need some one to dive with give me a ring and lets go diving. I don't do anytning crazy, but if the waves are rasonable and if everyone is comfortable, we get wet. I am usally diving someplace every week Malibu to Laguna.
For Laguna the Laguna Sea Sorts is your best source as they get a report from someone in the water every day, usally Shaws cove. Shaws cove is often the better conditions in the area.
Anouther source is to check dive reports posted here. That will tell you how it WAS at a given beach and time, and may give an indication of how it might be. Conditions do change, sometimes rapidly. But generally they trend up or down. Go out and dive, you don't need lake laguna or victory at sea either. But if it is reasonable, dive. Hook up with a group if you have limited experience http://www.sandeaters.org/ is a good one for a Sunday dive or http://southcoastdivers.com/ for Saturday dives.
Bottom line is there is no place that always have little waves. Depends upon the season. In Winter south facing beaches are usally your best bet as our swells come out of the North then. In sommer, North Facing beaches are usally better as our swells come out of the South. If the santa ana winds are blowing, go diving, particularly after the 2nd or 3d day. The stong winds blowing off shore often make the ocean lay down and you get lake conditions with waves measured in inches as in 1 or 2.
If you need some one to dive with give me a ring and lets go diving. I don't do anytning crazy, but if the waves are rasonable and if everyone is comfortable, we get wet. I am usally diving someplace every week Malibu to Laguna.
Kat
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What about Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro?
Kat:
I've only done Cabrillo Beach for the annual Chocolate Lobster Dive when the bottom was all kicked up, but it looked mostly like sand to me. I did see a few small flatties trying to get out of the way.
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