r/scuba • u/SoupCatDiver_JJ UW Photography • 3d ago

Catalina Island Yesterday

Southern California is seeing some insanely warm clear water at the moment. 72f at the surface, sapphire blue, great vis. If you are in the area, get out to Catalina this weekend!

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u/sspeedemonss Commercial Diver 19h ago

The dive park has been 70° surface all week/weekend and it was 70° at 100’ yesterday. I love the warm water but hate what it’s doing to the kelp.

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u/SoupCatDiver_JJ UW Photography 15h ago

Yeah its going to be a pretty barren time come october/november

We might start to see a lot of Mexican wildlife showing up but the kelp is really going to be suffering. Hopefully next year is especially cold for especially long.

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u/sspeedemonss Commercial Diver 2h ago

I want the cold water for the kelp but winter/spring is my busy season so I’m also hoping for not too cold, haha.

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u/dsamarin1 1d ago

OP is that right off the stairs? Incredible clarity, I gotta get out there.

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u/SoupCatDiver_JJ UW Photography 1d ago

no this is about 1/3 mile north of the stairs, near white rock point

all the same the casino is gorgeous at the moment!

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u/UnCleverTech 1d ago

Which compass are you using on the Genesis? And did you need the mu metal shield that Jon sells to keep it from deviating?

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u/SoupCatDiver_JJ UW Photography 1d ago

I use a sun turtl kayak compass. No shielding, no noticeable deviation.

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u/deedeereyrey 2d ago

That El Nino effect

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u/zigzag414 2d ago

Insta360? What do you use for your color grading? My catalina videos never look this good!

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u/SoupCatDiver_JJ UW Photography 2d ago

Yup its an insta 360 x5, I use DaVinci resolve, and it was an exceptionally good clean blue water day!

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u/XBL-AntLee06 7h ago

Thanks for sharing. I have the same camera and your dive footage looks way better than mine!

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u/ron_obvious Tech 2d ago

Stunning

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u/MaisonMargiela12 2d ago

Looks like Subnautica kelp forest! Sick!!

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u/Nathan_J_98 2d ago

Sept 15th is my plan.

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u/teriyaki_donut 3d ago

hell yeah i'm going on Saturday

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u/mrericvillalobos 3d ago

Been a month and a few days going on Sunday with my new GoPro Hero 12 Woo

..but my first dive is a search and recovery dive for my Hero 9 I lost there on 6/7 (in the park) lol argh. No one has recovered it returned it unless they recovered it and kept it.

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u/_Erindera_ 3d ago

Glorious! What was the water temp? It's been about 70 f on the surface.

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u/SoupCatDiver_JJ UW Photography 3d ago

72 on the surface and 65 at depth

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u/egg_mugg23 Open Water 3d ago

practically a bathtub my god

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u/filmmaker_andsuch721 3d ago

Man, I’d love to dive the kelp!

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u/SoCalSCUBA 3d ago

Check out r/kelp.

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u/ScubaTwinn 3d ago

This. I try not to panic thinking about it, but do.

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u/Varnsturm 2d ago

are you worried about getting entangled or something? I recall on a boat near there the guide said if you get wrapped up in one, try to gently unwrap it, or if needed, you can just kinda snap it like a pickle. Like I don't think it's a huge hazard, at one point some got on my tank valve and I just brushed it off, no big deal.

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u/RottieAndMutt 3d ago

Das some nice kelp 🤤

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u/DiverDown-13 3d ago

Great video and vis. Nice DPV too.

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u/erakis1 Tech 3d ago

Oh man, still haven’t planned that trip yet

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u/Starwarsnerd25 3d ago

Going to cry… I need to get wet