Need advice on San Diego area diving

[Chebby]

Hello,

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I'll be in San Diego area next week Apr(8,9,10) and would like to experience some local diving. Would anyone be interested in some midweek morning dives? I'm an experienced diver with own gear but need to know where to rent some tanks and where the cool shore dive spots are. Boat dives would be cool too, but they probbly don't run on weekdays?

I would also like some advice on inexpensive motels (or even campgrounds) where to stay.

thank you very much in advance,
Gene

 

[Chazzjoh]

I'll be out there April 12-18th and I'm looking for the same!

 

[DiverBizz]

I don't dive the shore in San Diego but you should have a lot of people giving you input. I recently dove a San Diego boat Waterhorse Charters (google website), they were good on the boat it was not a cattle boat. Not the best food.

 

[Rainer]

Shore dives are at LJ Shores. Best boat: Marissa. Best shop: SDUA.

 

[dpbishop]

Best shore dive in San Diego is The La Jolla Cove if the visibility is good. It is a shallow dive, less than 30 fsw, with kelp, garibaldi, lobster, crabs, and the occasional Giant Sea Bass. The Beach report (619) 221-8824 gives a relatively accurate dive report, but conditions can change rapidly. La Jolla shores is a deeper dive after a long swim out to the canyon, but the visibility is usually better there than anywhere else.
Divebums has links to the San Diego Dive Boats: Divebums - A San Diego Dive Website, Dive Connection has a trip to the Kelp Beds on the 9th, I don't know about the others.

Divebums also has descriptions of the dive sites: Divebums - A San Diego Dive Website

Viz has been ugly lately, but It could clear up by the time you get here. Good Luck

 

[Oside Jimc]

If I can get this cold beaten down I could be up to play hookey for a morning dive or two at LJ shores!

 

[Chebby]

Oside Jimc, if your cold gets better, please send me a PM with your phone number, would be nice to have a local show me around. I'll buy you a beer aftewards too

Everyone else, thanks for great input, I found a wealth of info on site you posted.

Oh what's the diving flag regulation in SoCal? Like does every diver need one? or 1 for group is fine?

 

[Rainer]

Oside Jimc, if your cold gets better, please send me a PM with your phone number, would be nice to have a local show me around. I'll buy you a beer aftewards too

Everyone else, thanks for great input, I found a wealth of info on site you posted.

Oh what's the diving flag regulation in SoCal? Like does every diver need one? or 1 for group is fine?

No one flies a flag. CA isn't MA (thank, God).

 

[Chebby]

No one flies a flag. CA isn't MA (thank, God).

OMG THANK YOU. I just spent 30 minutes trying to separate the poles on the flag so I can pack it into the bag and was about to cut it apart

 

[SoCalSwami]

Another volunteer ready for hookey duty. [hand salute]
Chebby, PM sent.