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Scuba Diving Holidays In California Fluctuations of temperature along the California coast offer a wealth of marine life, and the kelp forests for which the region is renowned in diving circles. Visit San Francisco for some excellent diving facilities and stockists. Country Description California may be best known for its cities, but it is also popular with dive tourists due to its kelp forests and blue water shark dives. Good dive sites can be found all along the coast. Diving Description California experiences a warm offshore wind called the Santa Anna. This wind blows the ocean flat with the upwelling currents bringing up huge quantities of sea life. The coast has south and west-facing beaches meaning the divers can access great dive sites regardless of the weather. The mixture of currents all along the coast has created a hugely diverse ecosystem with water temperatures ranging between 15 and 20 degrees centigrade. These fluctuations in temperature result in diverse diving conditions, often on the same dive. The region boasts giant kelp forests, sealions, great white sharks and blue sharks Dive Sites Monterey Bay Two hours south of San Francisco has some good dive shops and excellent cool-water diving. Morro Bay is an excellent site with much of the diving centred around Morro Rock, a large outcrop with impressive reef systems and a kelp forests. California Channel Islands. A group of islands of differing sizes, that stretches down from the central coast to the north of San Diego. Many of the islands are a part of the Channel Islands National Park, so the area is protected by strict rules. |
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