Currents, Tides, Wind and Waves
Watch this presentation to learn more about planning and skills for currents, tides, wind and waves at our local dive sites. Note that this video was recorded before pnwdiving came to be. We hope to record a new video on using pnwd from the ground up soon, but this video should provide a lot of background info for consideration now! If you'd like to help with a new video, contact us via the contact info on the about page
⭐ Video table of contents (click a timestamp to jump to that part of the video):
1:06 Tides2:18 Terminology3:45 How does current relate to tide?4:56 Tide Calendar and Trends7:20 Looking at a current chart10:05 Q: Relating current to tide12:33 How to plan a slack dive20:33 Slack planning quiz24:25 Resources25:16 Other slack planning considerations26:50 Dealing with current if you hit it31:16 Swim direction33:11 Wind and waves34:11 Diving in the lee (applies to currents and waves)35:23 If there are waves...40:10 If you tumble in the waves....42:00 Skills for currents and waves46:25 Tools48:09 Favorite current sensitive dives48:30 Recap: Top tips49:12 Q: Other book (BillZ)50:12 Q: Getting started on more challenging sites (Laurynn)52:38 Q: How did you determine current limits (Doug)⭐ The links shown in the video are available in the Resources section of pnwdiving.
Recorded: May 10, 2021
Presenter: Eric Askilsrud
Hosts: GUE Seattle and Pacific Northwest Women Divers
⭐ Quick Reference to go with the video:
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