Veteran’s Park, Redondo Beach, CA<\/p>\n
Solo Diving<\/p>\n
In with: 3000 psi
\nOut with: 1000 psi
\nMax depth: 80 feet
\nWaves: 4 to 6 foot swells
\nVisibility: 10 feet
\nWater Temperature: Cold, maybe 57 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 35 minutes or so<\/p>\n
It’s been stormy lately and it is forecast to rain tomorrow, so I decided to dive this morning.<\/p>\n
I didn’t bother checking any other locations; I assumed it would be sort of rough anywhere, but that’s not always the case.<\/p>\n
Dan and Chris from the Divevets were in the almost vacant parking lot.<\/p>\n
Chris had come out reporting 10 foot visibility and the surf seemed sort of manageable.<\/p>\n
I geared up and walked out.<\/p>\n
In waist high surf I was hit by several large swells that pushed me back.<\/p>\n
I was able to put my fins on, swim out and submerge.<\/p>\n
Vis sucked; maybe 10 feet or less, but the bottom churned in the swells.<\/p>\n
I thought about maybe canceling, but I proceeded down the canyon to 80 feet and then back up to 65 feet and then headed South towards the “monument” or “blocks” as some call it.<\/p>\n
I couldn’t find the monument; I may have just passed by them within a few feet.<\/p>\n
My camera stayed in my pocket this whole dive.<\/p>\n
Once back up from the canyon, the swells became apparent.<\/p>\n
The ocean floor at 35 feet was moving with the surge.<\/p>\n
I slowly proceeded back to shore and was pounded by four to six foot swells coming back to shore.<\/p>\n
Only a few divers were in the parking lot; most classes had been canceled.<\/p>\n
I probably would have been better off staying dry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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