Monterey conditions. (let's keep it going )

[Chuck Tribolet]

Adm. Linda, her sister, and I went to the Aquarium today. The Beach Hopper was on Aquarium Reef. There's a message there.

Forecast has it continuing. Adm. Linda and I have a bigger non-diving adventure planned.


Chuck

 

[GregSaiz]

Should have listened to Chuck. Made the trip down to Lobos so we could "ground truth" the models. Despite the conditions, two BAUE divers with doubles, stage bottles and scooters ventured in with the advice, "Go deep or go home". We did the latter.

[video=youtube;h94qSoKvOI4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=h94qSoKvOI4[/video]

 

[3D diver]

45 minute dive at the Breakwater today. Easy walk-in entry, low tide, no appreciable surge. Computer (which always reads low) said 48F, thermometer on console said 52F. We dropped at "7" to about 15ft viz (lots of students in the water) which improved to 30ft+ when the students thinned out. Lots of fish & nudibranchs---Sea Lemons and White Knight Doris (I think). Heard some shrimp clicking but didn't look carefully enough to spot 'em.

An ambulance showed up---lights and sirens blaring---as were exiting followed by two fire trucks but I didn't see what was going on. The ambulance left driving slowly, which I hope is a good sign.

 

[opisthobranch]

Fantastic diving today in Carmel. Dove The Needle and Flintstones. Vis was easily 50 feet (we could see ripples on the surface from 80 feet). Bit of surge but nothing too serious.

Pics by Rob and myself are here: The Needle and Flintstones

Clinton

 

[altaskier]

Feb. 23 on the Beach Hopper II: 10 foot visibility and 50 F at Aquarium Reef and McAbee's pinnacle. It was a swell day, so some on the boat leaned over the rail to feed the fish. But the crew was great as usual!

 

[3D diver]

Swell day...

 

[KRL1973]

Did kayak dive at stillwater cove (carmel) today. Original paln was coral street but surf was huge there.
NWS offshore said 4-6 ft W swell this morning. It was much bigger than that today and didn't seem West given how it was crashing hard North of Lovers.

Managed to get in at Stillwater thru sets of waist high surf, barely. The powder white sand I recall last time I was there is gone. Now the 'beach' consists of baseball size loose rocks. No bueno!
Kayaked out to reef beyond wash rock. dropped into 50fsw and ~15ft vis on the reef, over sand was only 5ft. Swell had thing churned up but was better than I expected. Divers coming out were reporting just 4ft but they were inside the wash rock and it seems to always be much worse there.

Returned surfing the yak into the rocks and it was rough but managed.

All in all I still had a blast. Hadn't been in the water since Dec so thoroughly enjoyed even an otherwise marginal dive.

-ken loomis

I hadn't been

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

Here's this morning out to 10 miles forecsast:

PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
215 AM PST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TODAY...N WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 18 SECONDS.

About two years ago, that forecast became real optimistic. I pretty
much ignore it. Here's the actuals from the buoy today:

MM	DD	TIME (PST)		WVHT ft		SwH ft		SwP sec		SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec		WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
03	02	7:00 pm		10.5		10.5		17.4		WNW	1.6	4.3		WNW	SWELL	11.5
03	02	6:00 pm		9.5		9.5		17.4		WNW	1.3	3.8		NW	SWELL	11.3
03	02	5:00 pm		8.5		8.5		17.4		NW	1.3	4.8		NW	SWELL	11.3
03	02	4:00 pm		7.9		7.5		17.4		NW	1.0	4.0		NW	SWELL	10.5
03	02	3:00 pm		9.5		9.5		17.4		NW	1.3	3.8		NW	SWELL	11.8
03	02	2:00 pm		8.2		8.2		17.4		WNW	1.0	4.0		NW	SWELL	11.0
03	02	1:00 pm		8.2		7.9		17.4		NW	2.0	4.8		NW	SWELL	10.4
03	02	12:00 pm		8.5		8.5		17.4		WNW	1.3	3.8		NW	SWELL	10.7
03	02	11:00 am		8.2		8.2		19.0		NW	1.3	4.0		NW	SWELL	10.5
03	02	10:00 am		7.5		7.2		19.0		NW	1.6	4.3		NW	SWELL	9.3
03	02	9:00 am		8.5		8.2		19.0		WNW	1.6	3.4		NW	SWELL	9.9
03	02	8:00 am		9.8		9.5		19.0		NW	2.0	4.8		NW	SWELL	11.5
03	02	7:00 am		7.9		7.5		19.0		WNW	1.6	4.2		NW	SWELL

7.5 to 9.5 feet, at 17-19 seconds = big surf, big surge.

I'd love to have some of what NOAA is smoking.


Chuck

 

[phishphood]

Doubt anyone has been in this week, but any vis reports for Monterey, especially Lover's area? Was hoping to get wet on Friday but not sure if there'll be any vis there.

 

[mobeeno]

Monday looks like a nice day to dive