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Dive 143: Sea Fan Grotto, Catalina, CA, USA

Date: 15 August 2025

Latitude: 33°26'38.4"N

Longitude: 118°28'27.4"W

Dive Number: 143

Overview

Type: Ocean, Boat Dive (SunDiver)
Partner: Asher N.

First Family Dive! Kelp Forest dive transitioning to a wall dive that then descends into a gorgonian sea fan, rocky, grotto with overhead.Very nice dive with good visibilty and many large fish. Generally a very good area for with multiple dive sites east of Blue Cavern Point. One of my favorite areas on the isalnd for diving. This was a long swim from the boat anchorage, folks low on air at the end of the dive, yielding a long return surface swim. Amy's first dive on over a year. She did great. Both Asher and Tobias did great on the dive.

Slightly overweighted.

Dive Details

Maximum Depth: 21 meters
Bottom Time: 28 minutes
Dive Computer: Yes
Starting Pressure: 180 bar
Ending Pressure: 100 bar

Conditions

Visibility: 8 meters
Waves: None
Current: Light
Surge: Light
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Air Temperature: 22°C
Surface Temperature: 21°C
Bottom Temperature: 21°C

Eqipment

Tank: Steel
Weight: 24 lbs
Wetsuit: Farmer John, Spring Shorty, Booties, Gloves.