diver_doug
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Curious how this site compares to Laguna sites...lots of fish? Kelp? Anything unique to this site?
Well, I guess no one has dived Cress st. What about Little Corona (Robert Badham)?
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pfulks
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what do you mean by "no one has dove cress st?" I love that site, it a big swim, but well worth it. Let me know if you want more info about where to go.
Little corona is a big walk, but equally worth it on a good day. I go south (to stay away from boats) and work my way over the shallow reef along the sand line. Its a fairly shallow dive >40ft, but I am always glad I do it. During season, I have gotten bag limit of lobster there at night, lots of craggs and nooks to look into.
Little corona is a big walk, but equally worth it on a good day. I go south (to stay away from boats) and work my way over the shallow reef along the sand line. Its a fairly shallow dive >40ft, but I am always glad I do it. During season, I have gotten bag limit of lobster there at night, lots of craggs and nooks to look into.
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diver_doug
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Scuba Shore Diving Site Page for: Robert Badham of California Mid, USA West
I saw brown and gray smoothound sharks on the same dive here once. The reef near the arch has more life than the reef to the right of the cove, but can be very surgy. The restroom and shower halfway up the path is convenient. Get there extremely early or there will be no parking.
Cress street beach in Laguna Beach California
I've only dived here once and had bad vis, so I can't offer more than is in the link.
I saw brown and gray smoothound sharks on the same dive here once. The reef near the arch has more life than the reef to the right of the cove, but can be very surgy. The restroom and shower halfway up the path is convenient. Get there extremely early or there will be no parking.
Cress street beach in Laguna Beach California
I've only dived here once and had bad vis, so I can't offer more than is in the link.
H2Ocean
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Hi diver doug, there is something real interesting about cress street. in high surf, the shallow sharply angled reef formations create a radical 2 directional surge. If you drop in early while being shallow the vis usually is super low, the surge is so strong that it whips you and the garibaldis like 10 ft lengths in 2 directions. It is a treat. Make sure everybody is holding onto whatever gear they want to keep. Its really hard to look in the surf zone. And sometimes you get another bonus of strong long shore currents to add to the excitement. In high surf days, don't hang around in the surf zone!
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