Hi Drew,
I dove Crystal Cove/ Reef Point today. Here is part of my report.
Hi everyone,
Attempted and semi-completed two dives today.
First Dive: Reef Point
Surf: Bigger than me (5' 3")
Swell: Reminded me of the Mogul's on Minnie's Mile in Vail, Colorado
Surge: Felt like a Human Slig Shot at times
Viz: White out to 5' at best
Temp: Toasty 64 degrees
Max Depth: 22'
Bottom Time: 20 minutes
7 of us geared up and headed down the ramp to the ever waiting surf. After several minutes of timing the waves, 5 of us made it through the (ever increasing surfline) without incident. The remaining two decided to call their dive, which I applauded later.
Kicking out while snorkeling, viz looked really good. At that point, I was pleased that I made the effort getting past the big waves. Once we all gathered at the surface, we dropped down. Viz promptly disappeared to a mear 5' at best decreasing rapidly as we made our way to the reef. In some spots, it was complete white out. In the short 20 minutes, we got separated twice and met back up at the surface. We tried going deeper, but viz just wasn't to be found and we were struggling with pretty strong surge. We decided to call the dive at that point. I told the group that this was my second worst dive of the year. However, good practice with entries and exits.
