Laguna dive shops and buddies needed 6/9-12

[JamesBon92007]

H my plan is to hang by the beach entrances in the mornings and solicit people by lifting the leg of my drysuit.

You'll fit in nicely with the flashers there.

BTW, do you have experience going through the surf?

 

[ScubaSteve85]

You'll fit in nicely with the flashers there.

BTW, do you have experience going through the surf?

Not a ton. I've done some shore diving in Florida and locally here in NY, but honestly havent had to deal with much surf. Any tips? Am I most likely going to end up on my butt the first time?

 

[JamesBon92007]

I've seen lots of movies of New York where people walk across the street in traffic. If I did it I might get ran over. Sorta the same thing, maybe--it's all about timing and knowing your environment I would suggest tightening the fins straps an extra notch and possibly reviewing the section about surf in the diving manual.

 

[ScubaSteve85]

The only similarities are the parking. La Jolla Cove offers great kelp diving with Giant Sea Bass, large sharks and the occasional turtle when conditions are good. La Jolla Shores is a sandy beach with a looooonnnnnggg swim to reach the canyon, but well worth the swim. Crabs, bat rays, fish, moray and wolf-eels and jellies. Laguna Beach is more laid back with rocky reefs near shore, some reachable with a decent swim and some thin kelp. You will see the usual nearshore animals at every site with sea lions added near Seal Rock/Deadman's Reef.

In the summer you need to get there before sunrise or happen to luck out if someone is pulling away from a prime parking spot. Fresh water showers and restrooms are plentiful in La Jolla, not so in Laguna Beach. If I was diving coves other than Picnic Beach/Divers Cove I always brought a couple of gallons of fresh water on my dashboard for a warm rinse after diving.




Scuba Diving La Jolla



Deadman's Reef 12/30/2017. Laguna Beach scuba diving with the Sole Searchers Dive Club

These videos are amazing .Such a good comparison of the two locations. Thanks!

 

[ScubaSteve85]

South Coast is cancelling their planned group dive for tomorrow due to expected swell. If anybody wants to get a Laguna dive in today, let me know and I'll go rent some tanks!