Victoria Vis conditions?

[Divegoose]

Conditions in the central island are starting to deteriorate a bit. Dove both Cottam Point and Tyee Cove this week, and the upper layers (above 30 feet) are starting to get a bit soupy. Should we get a few warm days in a row, I can see vis dropping right off to almost nothing as is normal for this time of year.

Glad I dove a lot over the winter time when vis was good to excellent !!

Divegoose

 

[Divegoose]

5 - 10 feet of visibility at Oak Point this morning. Lots of particulate in the water. Needed our dive lights to keep track of each other...

Divegoose

 

[Divegoose]

Very poor conditions in the central island right now. Vis at Madrona this morning was measured in inches and not feet - so bad we aborted the dive 2 minutes in.

Reports from other divers - Oak Point had about 3 feet of visibility, and Tyee had about 5 feet of visibility.

Divegoose

 

[Divegoose]

Visibility has finally cleared up in the central island. Dove at Madrona Point yesterday (Apr 25th) and we had at least 75 feet on the big wall. Dove at Oak Point on Thursday and a good 50 feet of visibility throughout the whole dive. Other local sites are reporting the same excellent vis conditions !!

Divegoose

 

[Divegoose]

Over the past few weeks, the vis has been good to great in the central island. Starting to see some sea lions, usually one or two together, but not the masses we see in late January through the herring spawning season in March.

Now if the wind would just settle down, we could get back in the water again !!

Divegoose

 

[Divegoose]

Madrona Point - one of our favourite dive sites, around 1:00 this afternoon. First photo is looking towards Madrona Point from Rathtrevor Beach. Second photo is the normal small "V" entry point. Waves much bigger than the photo shows.

Did see some divers coming out at the big "V". Not sure if they went in at the small wall and came around the point, or entered and exited at the big "V". While no doubt doable, my big concern would be if something went wrong, and you had to surface way off shore. With the conditions shown in the firest picture, getting back to shore safely would not be easy.

Divegoose

 

[Divegoose]

Wow - it has been over a year since I posted in this thread.

Visibility at most central island dive sites is good to great. Last few dives at a variety of sites the vis has been 50 plus feet at depth, and less in the shallows due to the high winds stirring things up.

Water is cooling down as well, which will make visibility much better through the winter months.

Sea lions are starting to appear again. They will be congregating in Northwest Bay and frequenting the log booms while searching for a mate.

Best diving of the year coming up !!

Divegoose

 

[Divegoose]

Wow - almost a year since I posted in this thread.

Visibility at most central island dive sites is good to great. Last few dives at a variety of sites, ie: Madrona, Cottam Point, and Oak Leaf, the vis has been 50 plus feet at depth, and less in the shallows due to the high winds stirring things up.

Water is cooling down as well, which will make visibility much better through the winter months.

Sea lions are starting to appear again. Saw a big group of them at Madrona Point last night. They will be congregating in Northwest Bay and frequenting the log booms while searching for a mate.

Best diving of the year coming up !!

Divegoose

 

[mhyde2]

Visibility was 10-15' in Enterprise Channel today.

Hello Mark, when is a good time to dive Enterprise Channel, I see that you mentioned slack is hours off of Race Rocks. I notice this post is many years old but hopefully you're still on here. Thanks.