Night Dive On The Main Wall | La Jolla Shores | San Diego | California
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video I show you what a typical night dive at La Jolla shores looks like. Some of the local clubs organize an evening dive once or twice a week.
Same dive during the day:
• Diving The Main Wall a...
Max Depth: 80'
Average Depth: 45'
Dive Length: 60 min
Min Temp: 50F
I call this the main wall but others will call it the East Wall or they'll just call it the Vallecitos Point dive.
My Lights:
I use two of these budget video lights that run about $100 each and include a charger. Although I've seen mixed reviews on Amazon I decided to try them because I was able to get 2 for under $200 where higher quality lights would have run me closer to $500 each. After 50 dives they've worked well for me. My only issue was that the ball mount kept coming loose so I had to use some permanent loctite on it which fixed the problem. I can't say how long they'll last but I can get 5 of them for the price of other lights I was looking at. If one of them dies I'll buy another.
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I am not an expert or a dive professional. I don't know all the hazards that exist for a particular dive. I create these videos for informational purposes only and you should not use them your sole source of information on this subject. Some of my information may be incorrect. Conditions can change from hour to hour and whats safe at the beginning of your dive may be hazardous when you finish. Talk to lifeguards, use other resources and most importantly, dive within your level of training and your skills/abilities. Just because a dive looks easy doesn't mean it is, or that its even safe. People have lost their lives diving here so make sure diving within your limits.
0:00 Dive Overview
1:19 Start Of Dive
9:08 Surface - กีฬา
I used to swim alone late at night in the cove. It was always a magically place and I wanted to scuba dive to see what was below. Thanks for the great video.
Did tou ever bring a flashlight along on your swims? The cove is great at night with all the lobster running around. I haven't done that one in a while though, maybe it's time.
Wow that’s some amazing video quality!!!
Awesome video!!
Very nice video! I'm going out on my first night dive tonight at the shores and excited to see some of these creatures.
Sweet! Who are you going with? Local guides are great around here.
i don't dive but i do hav an affinity for the outdoors/ the ocean is another world! i live right here in sd it was so cool to see this video. Just found ur chnl,,dope content!
Very cool!
That was awesome
Back in the 70s I was in High School and me and my school buddies surfed most of the various beaches in SoCal . We were avid readers of Surfer Magazine , and they frequently featured photos of people surfing La Jolla Shores , Blacks Beach and other nearby surf spots . We all decided that we should go there and check it out . I then came upon an article that said the La Jolla area was a place often frequented by Great White Sharks , which had routinely been caught off of the Scripps pier . It also said there were submarine canyons adjacent to shallow table areas running perpendicular to the beach that GWS use for coming close to shore and darting into the flats to capture prey . That's when I decided not to surf there , much less than night scuba dive there !! 😳😯🤯
They are there and I often find them while flying my drone in the area but they're generally small so they eat small things like stingrays and they're often times swimming just passed the break among the surfers. By the time they get big enough to eat mammals they head out to deeper water.
So cool..ill be out in san doego next summer
Man your channel is awesome! Been going to La Jolla for years, but I've never scuba dived there before. Can't wait to experience it myself someday! Love those crabs
You should. You ever snorkel there? It can be just as fun on a good day.
@@SDScuba I've snorkeled a few times! Seen some cool stuff but nothing crazy
Great video
Thanks!
Perfect👌✊
6:32 those are feather duster worms, or a similar species.
Great video! Can't wait to night dive. SD seems even more interesting at night.
Have you had a chance to get out yet? There's a few local groups that do weekly night dives. Let me know if you need some recommendations.
Excellent work. Beautiful and informative with pleasant and detailed narration. I really like the critter IDs, or attempts at it. Any clue what the rockfish at 2:07 is. I can't match it up to anything in my books. It looks small so maybe a juvenile of something? Rockfish are a b*tch ;-)
What are those things that look like Ediacaran Biota next to the shark at 2:12?
Great videos if I wanted to learn more about rules, regs and certifications etc.. for scooba diving where do you recommend? I do live in SoCal
I'm only familiar with the Shops in San Diego and most of them are pretty good. Oceans Enterprises is one of the largest shops in town and they certify a lot of divers but don't limit yourself to them. Check out the other shops as well and see which ones fit your schedule.
What part of Southern California do you live? I'd recommend joining one of the Facebook groups for your area and see what shops they like.
@@SDScuba first thanks for the reply and secondly I live in the Palm Springs area/ (Coachella valley) been wanting to go out and get in the water but have no idea where to start when it comes to diving
@@thenamesperez6422 Theres a few things you could do. One option is to book a snorkel tour at La Jolla Cove, or at the Marine Room where you might see Leppard sharks this time of year (summer). If you're not familiar with being in the ocean this could be a slow way to get started.
A step closer to scuba would be booking a discover scuba experience. They take you in shallow water and let you try it out.
Or if you want to just go for it you could book the classes. It costs more because you'll need to buy a few things like Mask, Snorkel and wetsuit but if you know its what you want to do then this is the way.
Some people love diving here in our colder water and others only dive on vacation in warmer climates. You won't really know until you try it.
@@SDScuba thanks for the info
@@thenamesperez6422 decide how far you're willing to drive, reach out to divers, tag along and make friends with divers. If you go to any of the popular dive sites All across Southern California just talk to the divers. Another option would be reach out to any local dive shops that run trips. There are plenty of day trips that that leave from the various marinas. You can go by yourself and just just tag along with somebody on the boat. Living in the desert you are actually about 3 hours from Los Angeles and San Diego and even lake Havasu has scuba diving.
At 6:35, those were barnacles glued on the shell, feeding!
Ohh, they're reaching out to grab some food. I was stoked when I saw it as I'd never seen it before. Thanks!
@@SDScuba I saw this for the first time about a year ago. CTRL + F'd barnacles and saw someone else had already commented :-)
What we’re your settings on your GoPro?
I did that one at 2.7k 60fps. I don't recall if I limited my ISO but with the lights it probably wouldn't have made a difference. I probably had it limited to 1600.
who can I call for wreck dives in sd? I am coming down at the end of the month.
Waterhouse charters and Marissa charters are the two main boats around here. They both go to the Yukon and Ruby E regularly.
They don't come with a guide so if you need that you have to pay extra but If can be worth it if needed.
@@SDScuba ok thank you for the info
Do you go all the time? Can’t find a dive partner
I haven't been going as much these last 2 months as I've gotten a bit busy. Have you looked into the meetup group called Power Scuba? They're pretty active and usually dive once or twice a week. Also check out the facebook group San Diego Scuba Diving as well as San Diego County Dive Reports
@@SDScuba great advice ty
Judging off the Gadsden flag in your profile pic we’d probably get along haha I’ll go with you sometime bro
That is a diamond turbot I think
I just looked it up and that looks like it :)
What size dive tank?
Most people I know do this on an 80.
@@SDScuba
Thank you
Not worried about large Sharks ?
The only big sharks people usually see are 7 Gill sharks near La Jolla cove but they aren't aggressive.
@@SDScuba okay , thanks for the info …..I guess I figured Great Whites were all along the coast close to shore…..Great video , what camera do you use ?
@@bryansutton1402 You aren't wrong, they are all along the coast but most sighting are farther offshore or north of Torry pines. That's not to say they aren't around the cove/shores but people rarely ever see them and I've never heard of an attack in the area.
The two I know of were farther north. One with a free diver and the other with a swimmer.
People swim a hundred of yards offshore all day long at LJS and GWS usually attack from below so they'd be a more likely target but there haven't been any attacks here--that I know of.
I use a GoPro 8 but recently picked up a Sony a6600 to experiment with.
That’s a big bag of NOPE from me sir.
It can be intimidating the first few times.....and even still but its a fun dive.
@@SDScuba I appreciate you filming that so I can enjoy the footage and thrill while eating chips off my chest 🤣🤣 much respect
@@WestHaddnin This is my all time favorite comment.
All I can think of is White sharks!
I have the same thought sometimes but they're rarely ever seen at this spot.....They see a lot of the in Del Mar which is a few miles north but I assume they never come down here because noone ever sees them at La Jolla Shores--but I'm sure I'm lying to myself