Yes, Virginia, there is diving in Oregon

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Yes, Virginia, there is diving in Oregon

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Saw these pics on the Oregon Scuba Club's facebook page. Pretty amazing shots of the pinnacles off the coast of Newport with extremely rare visibility.

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Re: Yes, Virginia, there is diving in Oregon

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How far offshore is that? I want to go!
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Re: Yes, Virginia, there is diving in Oregon

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Holy crap! I'd pay money for that dive!
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Re: Yes, Virginia, there is diving in Oregon

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I'm pretty sure it's not far at all.
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There are quite a few pinnacles off Newport. Which one is this though?
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Re: Yes, Virginia, there is diving in Oregon

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spatman wrote:I'm pretty sure it's not far at all.
You find them and Ill drive down to YOU for a change Matt!
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Norris wrote:
spatman wrote:I'm pretty sure it's not far at all.
You find them and Ill drive down to YOU for a change Matt!
Ditto.

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defied wrote:
Norris wrote:
spatman wrote:I'm pretty sure it's not far at all.
You find them and Ill drive down to YOU for a change Matt!
Ditto.

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Spatman's organizing a dive trip!!! :boucegreen:
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Tom Nic wrote:
defied wrote:
Norris wrote:
spatman wrote:I'm pretty sure it's not far at all.
You find them and Ill drive down to YOU for a change Matt!
Ditto.

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Me three.

Spatman's organizing a dive trip!!! :boucegreen:
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I might have to come down for this too
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I'll see what I can find out this week about location and charter info.
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Re: Yes, Virginia, there is diving in Oregon

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What are the normal sea conditions for this time of year down there.
If I knew the weather would be good I would take my boat.
I would hate to make the drive and not dive if it turns bad.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
317 PM PST FRI DEC 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
5 FT. NW SWELL 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS. :eek:

SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT AT 12 :eek:
SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SAT NIGHT
NE WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.

SUN
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT AT 10
SECONDS.

SUN NIGHT
W WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT AT 9
SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN.

MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 9
SECONDS.

TUE
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 12 FT. :eek:

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NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. NW SWELL 14 FT. :eek:
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Don-B wrote:What are the normal sea conditions for this time of year down there.
If I knew the weather would be good I would take my boat.
I would hate to make the drive and not dive if it turns bad.
Bad and worse... Late September and October should have decent vis without so much opportunity to get blown out (like nearly everywhere from Port Hardy to Monterey). Its unfortunate that sometimes diving ends up more like mountain climbing where you get all the way to Camp Muir, but just have to turn tail and go to the pub.
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Yeah, this time of year rarely has good conditions. And the rest of the year is a bit if a crapshoot, too.
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Just FYI, South Beach Scuba in Newport announced today that they'll be running boat charters at least every other weekend starting in May.
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Re: Yes, Virginia, there is diving in Oregon

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From the Newport area north and from Charleston south you can find diving like that. I've never been lucky enough to get that good of visibility, but even with 10-ft of viz, the diving is spectacular. It's so hit or miss as to whether you can even get across the bars, though- more often than I'd like to admit, we end up scuba driving for nothing.
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Re: Yes, Virginia, there is diving in Oregon

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This was posted in the Oregon section awhile back http://www.nwdiveclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=19316
and somewhere there was a link posted with an excellent article on how the reefs were formed - basically a volcanic lava flow running north to south. But yeah, there are cliffs, walls, canyons etc and most places you cant touch bare rock because everything is covered with life!
On the down side, it is the open ocean so bring your dramamine, and like was mentioned earlier you can drive out there only to find that the bar is closed - or - everything is in prime condition with flat seas but you have 5' (or less) viz. On the plus side tho, diving offshore Oregon is kind of like sex or pizza - when it's bad, it's still pretty good!
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The swell might not be as bad as it sounds, all depending on the wave period. Is there an offshore buoy there reporting the wave period? (I could look, I'm being lazy...)
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I was talking about this with Spatman tonight. We were speculating that a good strategy would be to get a group together and rent a place out for a long weekend. If the diving didn't pan out, you'd just have to hang out at your beach rental and drink beers and barbeque. I've seen a few videos and pics of those magic days when weather and viz and surge all cooperate out there, and it looks mighty fine. Worth the risk, as long as you have a good fall back position, anyway.
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Joshua Smith wrote:I was talking about this with Spatman tonight. We were speculating that a good strategy would be to get a group together and rent a place out for a long weekend. If the diving didn't pan out, you'd just have to hang out at your beach rental and drink beers and barbeque. I've seen a few videos and pics of those magic days when weather and viz and surge all cooperate out there, and it looks mighty fine. Worth the risk, as long as you have a good fall back position, anyway.
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CaptnJack wrote:The swell might not be as bad as it sounds, all depending on the wave period. Is there an offshore buoy there reporting the wave period? (I could look, I'm being lazy...)
Yes. There is. If you end up doing this, surf forecasting websites will be good for that. www.stormsurf.com has good resources and is West Coast specific.
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Definitely a crap shoot. I have been down there during the summer and seen Depot bay looking like the devil's punch bowl!
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Re: Yes, Virginia, there is diving in Oregon

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That would make for a good trip especially if you caught good conditions. Looks alot like Duncan Rock in Neah Bay.
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