Palm Beach Dive Thread

[MrChen]

Someone posted in a FB group chat a couple of days ago that offshore vis was zero down to 100ft.

 

[DiveFlag = Target]

Ugh, this isn't sounding good. I had dives booked both days this weekend.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Ugh, this isn't sounding good. I had dives booked both days this weekend.

Weekend conditions look borderline, so you might get out, but I’m just not sure you’re gonna see anything. Hopefully I’m wrong.

 

[johndiver999]

15-20 mild north current warm dirty on top in 130. Normal people probably will not go, charter boat and commercial boats all bailed

 

[NothingClever]

I called an old, reliable hand from one of the charters.

He said it's like diving in mud right now.

 

[johndiver999]

I called an old, reliable hand from one of the charters.

He said it's like diving in mud right now.

LOL... I provided an accurate report. 15-20 ft vis, warm and moderate north current in 130. I think all the commercial divers bailed and we saw a charter guy going in (at 8:45 am) saying it was blacked out, but we had to see for ourselves.

Pretty crappy conditions for the local area. Got some lobsters today, but was hesitant to collect lionfish, hate hanging in dirty cold freshwater with bleeding fish.. but of course, I couldn't resist a brown snouter and did the hang with him (and a remora). We got in our 3 dives each.

 

[johndiver999]

Blue water moderate current 30-35 vis warm

 

[DiveFlag = Target]

Went out on SFDH today. Did the Miller Light. Green till about 75 feet then it cleared up. Maybe 50 foot vis at the bottom.

 

[johndiver999]

30-50 ft vis in palm beach today in 100 ft. Blue water 1.25 kt current, warm top to bottom.

 

[scubadada]

Looks like sea conditions are not looking so good, seems a little early in the year.

I'm diving in Bonaire and we also have 5-8 with occasional 10, but, of course, it is in inches