Where's the decent vis this week?

[xSandman3]

you guys think crescent will be nice this weekend? itll actually be one of my first DIVES, so i'm hoping for descent viz....

Nope, looks like it'll be a mess like the rest of Laguna. I have to dive Corona Del Mar tomorrow for a Rescue class, and am dreading the vis.

 

[headhunter]

we had great vis in the canyon today, i can even show you some sweet walls in the 100-130 ft range.

Thanks. I'll probably take you up on that once I get back into a pair of doubles. For now I'm holding to a limit of 110 feet.

It's looking like it will be between Palos Verdes and Malibu this weekend, but I look forward to driving down to La Jolla again and hanging out with you all.

Christian

 

[ckaspar]

I have a question then.

If you had your choice would you do Little Corona and the kelp there, which I am very familiar with, or try Marineland, which I have never done?

Looking for Saturday.

It has been two and a half weeks since I have been wet and I am itching to get back in.

Just looking for info from you guys.

Thanks in advance.

 

[headhunter]

I have a question then.

If you had your choice would you do Little Corona and the kelp there, which I am very familiar with, or try Marineland, which I have never done?

Looking for Saturday.

It has been two and a half weeks since I have been wet and I am itching to get back in.

Just looking for info from you guys.

Thanks in advance.

I don't have a lot of familiarity with Little Corona, but Marineland is a great site.

Much of this depends on what the vis looks like. If Little Corona has great vis but Marineland is having an ugly red tide, then I'd rather go to Little Corona.

I have not decided what to do on Saturday yet but I'm leaning toward Marineland.

Hope this helps.

Christian

 

[mccabejc]

Looks like there's some SW swell coming in, and it's due to drop off a bit over the weekend. But south facing beaches (like Corona del Mar) might have some bigger surf than Marineland this weekend. Also it looks like Laguna is closed to diving today, so that may be some indication.

NOTE: CDIP shows 4-5ft. surf at Laguna tomorrow, and slightly larger at Corona

 

[flyhigh123]

bah...

 

[slyder]

:mostlysun AHHH!!! its hot out here!! :fire: oh hi guys.

 

[Peter McGuinness]

So is anyone seeing decent vis anywhere this week?

We need to get to planning the diving for the weekend!

Christian

Not to be smug or anything, but the answer to you rquestion is "below 50ft in San Diego"

look at this report from Sergio:

Simply unbelievable. Heehu thinks there may have been better dives,
but for me this was the apex in 13 years of diving around the world.
The swim out was disturbed by some surf and currents, and the viz as
we descended along the line was the usual craparola. But starting at
50 ft things changed. Though there was particulate/plankton suspended
in the water to remind us where we were, the vis was the best I have
witnessed in my 400 plus dives at Scripps. Out of South we could
immediately see cleridy's crack (no pun intended...) And as we left
the non opposite side of sumner at fish head, we could easily
recognize the opposite side. Today having a light was a nuisance more
than anything. Though we lost the color spectrum, being able to see
the entire wall in front of us was a phenomenal experience. It was a
day for sstaying a few feet away from the wall to admire it in its
entire majesty. We came around dill head at approx 130ft, having 30%
nitrox in our tanks meant at this point we were still on a nostop
dive. 22 minutes into the dive and, at a super mellow pace, we arrived
at sheperd's point. The boulder that separates the two tributaries
feeding into the canyon was brimming with life and even without lights
enough of the sun's rays found their way down to our level. From
sheperd's going north the viz started do deteriorate, so we approached
the edge of the canyon. There, half out of his hole, was a Jasper in
full splendor. I still am convinved they resemble a duck more than an
eel, but I won't insist. We then slowly worked our way up, finally
finding turbid but thankfully for Heehu and his wetsuit also warm
water.

So now you know.

Peter

 

[HBDiveGirl]

I checked conditions from the clifftop about 3PM today and it looked a little surgy at the point, but not too bad. No visible signs of a red tide...but it has come and gone day to day, so keep your gloved fingers crossed! Wind had raised some bumps on the water, but no froth or whitecaps. And with the Phil-line in place, we can't miss HeadHunter reef.
The sun came out early and it was Beautiful until the fog moved back in around 4PM.
No way it can match that report from deep in Scripps canyon, but if the surf doesn't increase, it could be fun.
Wishing everyone a good weekend of diving...wherever you go!
Claudette

 

[MaxBottomtime]

I checked conditions from the clifftop about 3PM today and it looked a little surgy at the point, but not too bad. No visible signs of a red tide...but it has come and gone day to day, so keep your gloved fingers crossed! Wind had raised some bumps on the water, but no froth or whitecaps. And with the Phil-line in place, we can't miss HeadHunter reef.
The sun came out early and it was Beautiful until the fog moved back in around 4PM.
No way it can match that report from deep in Scripps canyon, but if the surf doesn't increase, it could be fun.
Wishing everyone a good weekend of diving...wherever you go!
Claudette

Looks like all the O.C. divers should head for Marineland.
http://diver.net/weather/wimg.shtml?cdip.ucsd.edu/models/spc.gif