Diving in the San Diego area for the month of Oct

[lamarpaulski]

Catalina has good snorkeling and diving....consistently...do the dive park at Avalon. Good topside too. Dana pt and Newport beach have ferries so not too bad from SD.

 

[minnesnowta]

My spouse and I just spent a long weekend in San Diego and we did two dives with SD Expeditions. They were great. Nice gear and Kyle was a really awesome guide. We did a kayak dive out to the cove and then a shore dive at La Jolla shores. So fun. Can't wait to go back and I would definitely recommend them. I would use them again for sure. I do believe they would take a walk-in but you might want to call first to chat w/ them about that.

Have fun out there! It's amazing!

 

[swimmer_spe]

I have not forgotten about this...

While on my way down I caught a cold. To be on the safe side, I am waiting till it clears. Probably a week or 2 and I will dive here. La Jolla shore looks like a great spot.

 

[gert7to3]

I'll be in SD October 23rd, 24th, 25th.

Thinking about the Waterhorse dive boat. THey still have a lot of spaces...

 

[gert7to3]

And they didn't fill those spaces, so just like the last spring when I went to San Diego, ready to dive, there are no weekday boats going out. I thought California was all about getting out there? NOT!

 

[Spg01]

There is always plenty of shore diving available

 

[gert7to3]

Yes there is shore diving. The vis is bad; there is surf; there are life guards with all their rules and restrictions; the wrecks are not near shore; I didn't have a buddy; I 'd have to rent a car..........The 3 day live aboard on Horizon was great. Visited numerous sites around Santa Barbara and San Clemente Islands.

 

[swimmer_spe]

Yes there is shore diving. The vis is bad; there is surf; there are life guards with all their rules and restrictions; the wrecks are not near shore; I didn't have a buddy; I 'd have to rent a car..........The 3 day live aboard on Horizon was great. Visited numerous sites around Santa Barbara and San Clemente Islands.

That is bad vis? WTF?

 

[gert7to3]

No, we had pretty good vis, 30 ft or so out on the islands, off a boat. The shore sites were not good, Laguna was 10-12 ft. Didn't shore dive at all.

 

[Spg01]

Sorry to say that 10-12 vis is about average for Laguna and surf happens sometimes (it is a beach ).

But I am glad you found the Horizon and had better vis out on the islands. Multi-day trips on the islands are good when the weather cooperates.