From Yahoo Weather…

…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT FRIDAY…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT FRIDAY.

* SURF AND TIMING: A SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL PRODUCE BREAKERS OF 5
TO 7 FEET WITH MAXIMUM SETS TO 9 FEET TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY ON
SOUTH FACING BEACHES .THE SOUTHERLY SWELL IS NOT EXPECTED TO
SUBSIDE UNTIL AT LEAST FRIDAY EVENING.

* TIDES: A HIGH TIDE NEAR 6.0 FEET WILL OCCUR AROUND 1100 PM
TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS: HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COULD COMBINE WITH THE
SOUTHERLY SWELL TO PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING
BEACH AREAS DUE TO TIDAL OVERFLOWS IN SOME LOCATIONS…SUCH AS
MALIBU AND PACIFIC PALISADES. PEOPLE SHOULD STAY OFF JETTIES
AS HIGH WAVES CAN BE UNPREDICTABLE AND SWEEP YOU OFF INTO THE
OCEAN. ALSO…DO NOT TURN YOUR BACK TO THE HIGH SURF AS LARGE
SURF CAN SWEEP YOU OFF YOUR FEET. BEACH EROSION MAY ALSO OCCUR.
THERE WILL BE A PARTICULARLY HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA…PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

IF YOU GET CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT…DO NOT FIGHT AGAINST THE
CURRENT. SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE UNTIL YOU BREAK FREE FROM THE
CURRENT.

It has been raining for days and it’s suppose to continue for the next six, with another storm hitting us next weekend.

Not to disappoint any poor child that might get gypped out of a present due to the rain, the toy drive was not cancelled.

As far as the diving part, it looked grim from Thursday.

I don’t mind diving a day after a light rain, but assuming conditions were pristine, everyone would literally be diving in shit.

Three days of having everything that’s on the roads and in the storm drains wash out into the ocean does not make for a healthy dive.

Never the less, apparently two divers braved the poopy water.

So, my diving compatriots huddled under two awnings, collecting toys, drinking coffee, mimosa’s and hot cider, while talking about a variety of subjects.

I hadn’t seen a few divers for a while, and met a couple new ones.

With no kids around, and not wanting to wait for the Firemen (who were never called anyway), it was decided that Dive N Surf would deliver the countless thousands of dollars worth of toys to the Fire Station.

Everything was wrapped up with little fanfare.

For those who want to know what we missed out on, you can read about a previous year’s Christmas Tree Dive here.

So, how has lobster season been treating everyone?

Not very many divers seem to be enthusiastic about the current lobster season.

With little exception, divers around here just haven’t been catching many – one or two per trip, if that; and there haven’t been many trips.

Crazy Ivan told me he paid $300 for a two night, three day lobster dive off the upper channel islands only to get completely skunked.

After the storms clear, weather wise and domestically speaking, I’ll try lobster hunting again.