Humber Bay in July

Sol

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• Jul 21, 2013

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So I took a little plunge this afternoon, just so I could test out my new reg. First time diving since Roatan in April

Water temp about 50 F. Vis: about a foot and a half. Couple of OW students bailed. Roatan this ain't.

Almost didn't get to see the power boat with the skeleton at the wheel. Probably looks great when the water's clear.

As we say in Yiddish: feh.

 

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• Jul 22, 2013

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Be careful diving Humber in these conditions. It has been a lot of rains and the water treatment plant that is located upstream of humber river overflows the crap into the bay. As you can guess that means very unhealthy enviroment.

 

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• Jul 22, 2013

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Glad we bailed on THAT idea. Had a nav. course at Gullivers on Sunday but got a call Saturday afternoon that a power line had gone down into the "lake". Would we like to go to Humber? Let me think.... NO! We are going to Brockville next week for our advanced then leaving for Cayman Brac the following week. The last thing any of us need is a raging ear infection.

 

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• Jul 22, 2013

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Sounds yummy lol

I wish there were a reliable way to predict/determine viz in the various dive spots ahead of time...

 

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• Jul 22, 2013

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dfx:

Sounds yummy lol

I wish there were a reliable way to predict/determine viz in the various dive spots ahead of time...

Click to expand...

I think the best you can do is look wind and precipation "Forecast" at this URL and search for your specific loaction:

Windfinder - Wind & weather forecasts & reports

 

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• Jul 22, 2013

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Humber is decent when the winds have been out of the north or north-west for a few days in a row. South (on-shore) wind messes up the visibility and creates significant shore break. The best time to dive Humber is in the fall/winter. We have seen 100' vis in the winter.

 

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Sol

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• Jul 22, 2013

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I did Humber last summer, but it was a boat dive. Cold as hell, but the vis was fine. Brockville next week and Toby the week after.