Really nice conditions off Redondo Beach this morning

[MaxBottomtime]

We heard from three divers who had to abort dives on Thursday and Friday because of visibility of less than a foot. Sometimes conditions can change radically in twenty four hours. Today was one of those days.
We dived the Red Cars off Redondo Beach this morning. I dropped a fin at the surface and told Merry I was going after it. I finally caught up with it ten feet from the bottom, but Merry watch me from the surface and saw the entire chase. The bottom ten feet was stirred up sand scatter, but above that was tropical blue. After retrieving my fin I looked up from sixty feet and could clearly see the boat on the surface.
I am sure the nearby reefs and wrecks with gravel bottoms had incredible conditions today. If the predicted swells don't materialize tomorrow. we'll enjoy some blue water diving, SoCal style.

Dropping on the reef

Sand star checks out the visitor

Lots of gray sponges but no Felimares were found

Lots of fish on the flattened red cars

 

[Lopez116]

Nice to see some wide angle!

 

[descent]

This is a wonderful shot, among many.

I just love the documentary angle of people quietly going about their work in alien, ethereal settings.

Always nice to see what you guys bring back.

 

[TSandM]

What gorgeous viz!

I'm going to be down in SoCal next month, diving on Catalina, and I hope that's what we get!

 

[akivisuals]

I dove Old Marineland this morning. A bit surgy and viz about 10 ft. but still a fun time. Wish I had the viz that you had on your dive!

 

[drbill]

My morning dive yesterday had very good vis but by night it had gone "to swell." Couldn't berlieve there were about 25 divers doing a night dive in the park in late October. I'll stay away from weekend night dives for a while longer.

 

[IrnBear]

So what you are saying is that there is a pack of Red Train Cars at Veterans Park?
At what depth?
Are they accessible by shore?

You are a wealth of info for that area.
Great Photos.

Thank you,

IrnBear

 

[MaxBottomtime]

They're in 62 feet off RAT Beach, about a 3/4 mile swim. The kelp doesn't quite reach the surface so it would be close to impossible to find them from the beach.

 

[mangoconchile]

awesome, never knew there were sunken streets carts off RAT beach. going to try and find them next time we head out with my buddy

 

[MaxBottomtime]

They are just under a mile from shore off RAT Beach.