Dive reports with beach/weather conditions

[divindiva69]

Sept. 30, 2012 2:30-3:30 pm
Service Club Park
temp: 81
15-18 fsw
viz:6-12 inches
wind:SSW 6 mph, surf a little choppy
outgoing tide
lots of whale snot in the water & silt on the bottom

 

[2TH DIVR]

10/7/2012
Service Club
8:45 am
Seas Flat low tide
Water Temp 83
Winds E<5
Vis 1'-8'
Max depth 25'
Finds 1 3" worn meg and the usual small stuff
Red tide seems to be present, there is a red tinge to the water in places and dead fish.

 

[Rickelpickel]

10-7-12
Depth 25-28'
Time 8am-12
Tide outgoing
seas 1'
Winds ENE
Viz 4-8'
Temp 84 surface 80 bottom.

 

[Rickelpickel]

10-9-12
Depth: 26'
Time: 8am-12
Tide:Outgoing
Seas: 1' or less
Winds:ENE 5-10
Viz 8-12'
Temp: 80 on the Surface and a little warmer on the bottom. +1-2 deg.
Red Tide: Not seen in the Gulf in front of Venice Beaches. Intercoastal
waters has some dead fish tho..

I think the rest of the week threw this weekend is going to be great
w/ the ENE winds and the tides shifting to higher tides in the first half
of the day.

Good Luck out there and as always be safe!.... Capt. Rick.

 

[bug catcher]

10-10-12 Alhambra beach shore dive @11:20 to 2pm wind from N.E. partly cloudy, A lot of dead fish on beach-smells bad, viz about 6ft-8ft. on bottom, 82 deg found about 20 small teeth

 

[divindiva69]

10-11-12 9:08 AM. SW of Venice Pier in 30 fsw. Wind NE 10 knots, light chop. viz 4-6 ft. Water temp 81. Tide outgoing. Was diving with Man Overboard today, less than 2 inch meg teeth found & assorted fossils. Capt Rick found a 1 inch great white tooth with serrations, very cool!
11:23 AM in 25 fsw, Golden Beach area, Venice. Wind et al similar except less chop since we were closer to shore. Nice fossil hunting area, lots of silt tho. Red Tide not noticeable offshore in Venice but intracoastal has lots of dead fish. Found a dead juvenile bottlenose dolphin that Mote retrieved with the help of Capt. Rick, as it got entangled with the rope from a crab pot, very sad!

 

[2TH DIVR]

10/11/12
Service Club
8:45 am NE winds
Seas <1'
Water Temp 82
Max Depth 23'
Vis 3'-6'
Finds 2 1/4" meg, 3 1/2" meg and the usual small stuff

No signs of red tide

 

[COWSskateGOOD]

10/13/12
Venice Reef
9am 15 MPH WINDS WHOAWEE
Temp 80*
Vis 10-15 first dive then 7-9 Second Dive

Almost thumbed the dives today because of the horrible winds, however vis was better then I have seen it in quite a bit....

More details/Pics can be found here: http://divevenice.blogspot.com/

 

[SavageRon]

10/13/12 10:00 - 12:30 <br>
Site Location Alhambra<br>
Water Temp 80.2<br>
Visibility 4 - 8 ft<br>
Tide state High<br>
Wind 13 - 17 mph NE<br>
Surf It was a little choppy, care of the wind. (At least it was NE, not destroying the viz.)<br>
Presence of drift algae Some, but nothing abnormal. <br>
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Red Tide: A few dead fish on the beach, but nothing else noticeable. <br><br>

Getting to play with a 12-14 inch batfish was pretty fun.<br>
Each found a handful of smalls, but starting to think we're going to need a charter to find megs. <br>
Was kinda cool being able to recognize some of you from a distance from this site. <br>

 

[2TH DIVR]

10/14/12
Service Club
9:00 AM
Wind E@5
Seas Flat
Water Temp 81
Vis 4'-10'
Max depth 23'
Finds a nice 2" Golden Beach mako and the usual small stuff