Links - Links - Links

Conditions Nitrox Fills
SD Dive Info Websites Trimix Fills
SD Dive Organizations SD Independent Instructors
Marine Life Info Resources Locals Organizing Dive Travel
SD Dive Clubs U/W Photo Websites
SD Dive Boats Prof. Photographer Websites
Dive Boat Schedules U/W Video Websites
SD Dive Shops Diving Publications

 

Conditions

Predicted wave heights next 3-5 days

Current swell height map

Tide Predictions (P. Brueggeman)

Local Surf Report: Surfshot.com

SD Lifeguard Conditions Report: 619-221-8824

SD County Beach Advisories & Closures Report: 619-338-2073

 

Other San Diego Diving Information Websites

The San Diego Oceans Page (P. Brueggeman)
(includes the current conditions links above and much more;
be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom...)

LA Diver's San Diego Section
(Scroll down to find San Diego;
The parent site - LA Diver - has a wealth of info about diving in LA)

California Wreck Divers
(they cover all of California, but have a San Diego section)

 

San Diego Diving Organizations

San Diego Council of Divers

San Diego Underwater Photographic Society

San Diego Oceans Foundation

Project Pacific

 

Marine Life Information Resources

The Slugsite
(An awesome nudibranch site, hosted by Mike Miller
this site contains links to many other nudibranch sites)

FishBase
(check them out; they've gotten A LOT better in the past couple years!)

The JelliesZone
(A site all about jellyfish, from Dave Wrobel,
one of the co-authors of the pelagic invertebrates book)

UCSC's Pacific Coast Nudibranchs

Scuba Source Marine Life Info
(text only - no pictures)

DiveInfo's Phylum Index
(contains some pictures)

CephBase
(info on octopus, squid, etc.)

Sea Challengers - Natural History Books
Dave Behren's book company, specializing in underwater creatures

 

San Diego Dive Clubs

Dive Club Website E-mail
Bottom Bunch bottombunchdiveclub.com Kim McBride
Dive Animals diveanimals.com Francis San Clemente
Nautilus Club divinglocker.com/diveclub/ The Diving Locker
Ocean Explorers Society oceanexplorers.org Dave Ambrose
San Diego Dive Club (formerly Sport Chalet Dive Club)  sandiegodiveclub.com Rich Burns
San Diego Freedivers sandiegofreedivers.com Volker Hoehne
San Diego Rainbow Scuba Club sdrsc.org
San Diego Sea Dogs   Robert Melendez
San Diego Underwater Explorers sdue.org Marc Hall
San Diego Underwater Photographic Society sdups.com Herb Gruenhagen
Seadeucers seadeucers.ucsd.edu Seadeucers
Southern California Dive Club ibdivers.com/diveclub.htm IB Divers
Underwater Video Club   Bob Gladden

 

San Diego Dive Boats

Operation Boat(s) Website Phone E-mail
Dive Bliss Dive Bliss (32') Dive Bliss 619-200-5852 click here
Dive Connections Dn'DII (32')
Kelp Connection (36')
Zero Gravity (43')
Dive Connections, Inc. 619-523-9282
888-420-3047
click here
Horizon Charters Horizon (80')
Ocean Odyssey (85')
Horizon Charters 858-277-7823 click here
Hydrodiver Hydrodiver (35') Hydrodiver 800-493-7634 Bill Moss
Lois Ann Lois Ann (47') Lois Ann 858-780-0130
800-201-4381
click here
Marissa Dive Charters Marissa (38') Marissa Dive Charters 619-757-3280 click here
Waterhorse Charters Humboldt (45') Waterhorse Charters 619-224-6195 click here

 

Regional Dive Boat Schedules & Listings

California Dive Boats
(Scroll to the bottom to find San Diego boats)

California Diving News

 

San Diego Dive Shops

Shop Location Website Phone E-mail
Dive California Shelter Island Dive California 619-222-0060 click here
The Dive Shack El Cajon Dive Shack 619-447-7400 click here
House of Scuba Bay Ho House of Scuba 858-581-2800
IB Divers  Imperial Beach IB Divers 619-424-6547 click here
North County Scuba Center Encinitas NC Scuba Center 760-753-0036 click here
Ocean Enterprises Kearny Mesa Ocean Enterprises 858-565-6054 click here
OEX La Jolla Shores
Mission Bay
OEX 858-454-6195
619-224-6195
click here
Rick's Diving Locker Escondido Rick's Diving Locker 760-746-8980  
San Diego Underwater Adventures Kearney Mesa SDUA 858-576-7382 click here
The Scuba Center Camp Pendleton Scuba Center 760-725-5910 click here
Scuba Center Temecula Temecula Scuba Center Temecula 951-506-0252 click here
Sport Chalet UTC
Sports Arena
Mission Valley
  858-453-5656
619-224-6777
619-718-7070
 
Underwater Schools of America Oceanside Underwater Schools of America 760-722-7826 click here

 

Nitrox Fills

Shop / Boat Method Requires O2 clean tank for standard EAN fills? Notes
IB Divers Nitrox Stick No Will fill up to 100% O2, but tanks must be O2 clean above 40%
Lois Ann Membrane No Fills up to 32% only; sometimes has 32% banked
OEX - Mission Bay Parial Pressure Yes Up to 100%
Rick's Diving Locker Nitrox Stick No Requires that tanks be serviced for up to 40% premix and banded as an EAN tank; (fills up to 100%??)
San Diego Underwater Adventures Membrane No Will fill up to 40%; must have up-to-date hydro
The Scuba Center Nitrox Stick or
Partial Pressure
No - Nitrox Stick
Yes - Partial Pressure
Will fill to 100% O2; for 40-100% O2, tanks must be O2 clean.
Scuba Center Temecula Nitrox Stick Yes Require that tanks be serviced for up to 40% premix and banded as an EAN tank.
Underwater Schools of America Continuous Gas Blending Yes ANDI standards, must be O2 cleaned, tanks wrapped, contents tag, fill to 50% usually while you wait, air is oxygen compatable

 

Trimix Fills

Shop Contact Standard Mixes Notes
IB Divers Lonnie Sharp
619-424-6547
   
Rick's Diving Locker Greg Littrell
760-746-8980
   
San Diego Underwater Adventures Liz or Chip
858-576-7382
Bottom Gas: 21/35, 18/45, 15/55, 10/70
Deco Gas: O2, Nitrox 50, 35/25, 21/35
Insulation Gas: Argon
Standard mixes available same day.
Custom mixes available next day.

 

Local Independent Scuba Instructors

(this list is by no means complete; please e-mail me if you wish to be added)

Stephanie Adamson - PADI - 858-539-0054 - Snorkel & Scuba - stephanie@snorkelsandiegoscuba.com

Steve Callahan - PADI - 858-699-2036 - steve@mindsrealm.com

Paul Cracknell - PADI, BSAC - paulcracknell@yahoo.com

Wes Dwight - NAUI, SSI - 619-873-STAR (7827) - SeaStar Adventures - wes@SeaStarAdventures.com

Martin Graf - PADI, HSA -760-402-3483 - Iteach2dive@aol.com

Marc Hall - GUE, NAUI - 619-804-0647 - EnjoyTheDive.com - march@gue.com
DIR Instruction, GUE DIR Fundamentals

Stephen-Paul Hofflander - PADI - 510-407-4456 - scubalove.com - steve@scubalove.com

John Hoffman - PADI - 619-463-DIVE - Pager 858-689-5488 - Cell 619-208-2502 - Johnnylh@aol.com

Robert Matthaei - PADI - SeaClypse Dive Adventures - rob@seaclypse.com

Philip Miller - YMCA - 619-266-9504 - parmil@cox.net

Jeff Moore - PADI - 619-204-DIVE - Scuba Crossing - jeff@scubacrossing.com

Shawn R. Meyers - PADI - Cell 619-972-9218 - smeyers12@cox.net

Jeff Sauer - PADI - 619-250-3297 - diverjeff@san.rr.com

L. Susan Schimka - PADI - 760-805-7386 - scubasue.biz - ScubaSue32@yahoo.com

Lonnie Sharp - NAUI - 858-699-1985 - sharpdvr@earthlink.net
Private Instructor / Instructor Trainer - Technical Workshop Director (all levels)

Shane Thompson - TDI trimix and closed circuit rebreather instructor - 858-254-5575 - ccrdiving@hotmail.com

Bill Whitmarsh - PADI, BSAC - malthousediving@earthlink.net

 

Locals Organizing Dive Travel Opportunities

(in addition to travel organized by local dive shops)

Chuck Nicklin - chucknicklin.com - uwchuck@san.rr.com

Frances San Clemente - fsanclemente@san.rr.com

Steve Douglas - World Films & Travel - steve-sharksdelight@cox.net

Cinci Anderson - cinci58@aol.com

 

Underwater Photo Websites

SDUPS Image Gallery
(click on Gallery; many San Diego UW photographers have galleries here)

Diving Under Antarctic Ice
(if you've ever seen Peter Brueggeman's presentation on Antarctic diving with Norbert Wu,
you'll know that this is one of the most awesome set of pictures you'll see)

Paul Hughes' site: Window in the Sea

Clinton Bauder's site: Metridium

Jeff Rosenfeld's site: The Vibrant Sea

Deeanne Edward's Marine Life Photo

Garry McCarthy's Underwater Images

Derek Tarr's Wild Ocean Photo

 

Local Professional Underwater Photographer's Websites
San Diego is home to some very talented professional underwater photographers

(this list may not be complete; please e-mail me if you wish to be added)

Phillip Colla Photography

Mark Conlin Photography

Howard & Michele Hall

Eric Hanauer

Richard Herrmann Photography

Mike Johnson Marine Natural History Photography

Randy Morse: Golden State Images

Marty Snyderman Underwater Photography

 

Underwater Video Websites

(featuring the work of local underwater videographers)

DiveFilm.com (Mary Lynn Price)

Divegeeks (Perry Armor)

Oates Ocean Images (Jim Oates)

 

California Diving Publications


(the logo is a link)

 

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