Diving Thursday 5/1?

[bbianchi]

Anyone up for a mid morning dive or two?

I have to work a funky shift so I suppose any time before say noon would be great!

 

[fisheater]

I just got back from the Breakwater and it looked horrible. Tale is that viz is 1/2 to 1 foot, with strong surge, to boot. The waves were spraying over the Breakwater at 6 p.m.

My instructor canceled our specialty dives tomorrow, as conditions are expected to get worse.

However, I'm down here,with all my gear and all day free, ao IF there's a place we can dive tomorrow, I'll be up for it.

 

[bbianchi]

Thats not good news. The forecast almost makes it look like the opposite. I guess ill have to check things out in the morning and go from there. I have your number so ill give you a call, when will you be up for the day?

 

[fisheater]

I'll be up at 7 a.m. Feel free to call me on my cell.

Keeping my fingers crossed.

Thanks.

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

Dunno what forecast you were looking at, Brandon, but here's this morning's 3 am forecast

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS.

That's over my maximums. Tomorrow's forecast:

.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT AT 11 SECONDS.

About the same.

 

[fisheater]

Mr. Tribolet:

Any forecasts or prognostications about dive conditions here on either Friday or Saturday?

Thanks.

- One very, very frustrated Fisheater

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

Puhleeuze, "Mister" was my father's first name. ;-)

It's not rocket science. I look at the offshore forecast, PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM-, at http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/getcwfzone.php?sid=MTR&zone=PZ560.

.FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.

If it's a NW swell, and over 8 feet, I stay home. If it's a W swell, and over 10 feet, I
stay home. If the wind is over 25 knots, I stay home. So I'd go either day (7 to 9 feet on Saturday averages to 8), but probably not Monastery.

Individual divers should develop their own thresholds.
Beach divers might have a higher wind threshold, somebody with smaller boat than
mine might have a lower wind threshold. I'm a photographer, and bad surge makes
photo hard. A sightseeing diver might consider it an e-ticket ride.

I don't make a no-go decision until the 3 pm forecast the day before.
I don't make a go decision until the 3 am forecast the day of.

 

[sarita75]

so this makes me ask.... CT- when there's been rough conditions, approximately how many days does it take for the sediment and gunk to settle in the water column? Especially with respects to shore diving. Thanks.

 

[fisheater]

Thanks for the info. It's VERY helpful.

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

I figure it takes a day or two to settle out, and that's only when it's been really big (high teens and
twenties).