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Abreojos Diving Adventures
SCUBA diving club based in Monterey. Diving related travel, instruction, photos and video.
Absolute Adventures
Pacific Great White Sharks Expeditions off the coast of California and Mexico.
Adventure, Depth & Technology
Wings Stocks technical diving instruction, charters, and diving servicesin Monterey Bay. Deep, mixed gas, and rebreather technologies are a specialty.
Adventures in Diving
Full service scuba diving facility in So. Laguna, So. Orange County. Equipment, rental, dive trips, and EAN-Nitrox training facility.
Alacosta Divers
A San Francisco East Bay SCUBA diving club based with meetings in Orinda.
Anacapa Dive Center
Dive shop in Santa Barbara, California, gateway to the Channel Islands.
Anderson's Scuba Diving
A full service dive shop in Pacifica, offering Classes, a warm indoor heated pool, Sales, rentals, repairs, airfills & service!
Andrea's Aquatics
PADI scuba diving school based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Anthony A Fierro
Scuba lessons in Southern California in your home or office.
Anthony Wiley's Scuba Locker
Full service, fully certified Riverside dive shop. Weekly trips to Southern California Channel Islands and exotic multi-day liveaboard dive trips. Training, new/used equipment.
Any Water Sports
A dive store in San Jose. Class schedules, activities, travel, gear, rentals.
Aqua Adventures Unlimited
Offers PADI courses group, semi-private and private in Burbank. Boat charters, sales and equipment service. Nitrox fills available.
Aqua Safaris Scuba Center
A Santa Cruz dive shop with in store and online equipment sales, instruction and exotic dive travel.
Aquarius Dive Shop
A dive store with two locations in Monterey. Rentals, dive guides, classes.
Backscatter Underwater Video & Photo
Carry and service new and used underwater photo and video equipment. Distributors of Top Dawg video housings. Located in Monterey.
Bamboo Reef
A dive store with locations in San Francisco and Monterey. Classes, trip schedules.
Bay Area Scuba Diving
PADI SCUBA diving lessons and certifications, air fills, SCUBA equipment rentals, repairs, and sales, in Burlingame
Blue Water Divers
Professional Full-Service Dive Center in the heart of Silicon Valley. Classes/Trips/Rentals/Repair.
BoatDiving.Com
General information about boat diving in Southern California
Bottom Dwellers
John Martin, Scuba Schools International Instructor in Madera, Fresno, and Visalia.
Bottom Scratcher Diving Charters
Southern California Diving. Live-aboard dive boat trips to the channel islands. Unlimited air refills, buffet meals, U.S. Coast Guard certified, single and multi-day trips. Schedule on-line.
Bubble Blower's Scuba Site
A small underwater photo gallery, a good assortment of Monterey and SF Bay Area dive links, and assorted other diving links.
BugDiver.org
A few lobster pictures and links to Sport Chalet.
California Coastal Divers
Coastal Scuba Diving resource page.
California Dive Boats
Comparison table of all California dive boats with links, phone numbers, location, size, air fills, bunks, heads, showers, and other features.
California Dive Center
Full service dive center in San Bruno, classes from beginning to pro, family and kids programs, and Nitrox
California Diving News
Publication dedicated to California Scuba Diving Since 1984 and sponsor of annual Long Beach SCUBA Show
California Scuba Diving
Includes a large collection of underwater photos, and the California Scuba Diving BBS which is a forum for the culture, history, sea life, practice, and experience of California diving, and diving conditions.
Captain Aqua's Scuba Diving Centers
Retail dive centers offering equipment sales, classes, repairs, rentals and dive travel.
Cee Ray
Charter Dive Boat based in San Pedro, California
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Official site of CINMS. Information, maps, photos on the Channel Islands.
College of Oceaneering
Programs and training in dive medicine, commercial diving, non destructive testing (NDT) and hyperbaric medicine.
Cove Diver's Homepage
Diving in the Santa Barbara Channel. Commentary on Catalina and Anacapa Islands, dive instruction, the diving industry, wreck diving, and state of the aquatic environment.
Cypress Charters
Dive charters from Monterey. Operates two dive boats - Cypress Sea and Cypress Point - doing day trips in Monterey, Carmel and the Big Sur coast. Schedules on-line.
Dive Captain Ron
NAUI/PADI instructor of beginning and advanced certification classes in Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park and Novato.
Dive Central
Monterey California Dive Charters on the "Escapade" which visits all the premier sites of Monterey and Carmel.
Dive Connections
Three San Diego dive boats; CV Dn'DII (One Eyed Jack), CV Ocean Express, CV Molly Anna with dives to wreck alley, the Yukon, kelp forests, and the Coronado islands.
Divebums
San Diego scuba diving information: Fish photo ID guide, dive site guide and maps, and current conditions reports.
DiveMed
Dive training and support services, located in Monterey, specializing in advanced dive/rescue medicine support and training. Also offering basic scuba courses and guided tours of the Monterey National Marine Sanctuary.
Diver Dan's Wet Pleasure
A dive store in Santa Clara. Classes, travel, seminars, equipment.
Diver's Emporium
Full service retail dive facility in Crestview. Includes classes, charters, and trips.
Diving Beyond Adventures
Travel organization in Sausalito. Includes biography of trip leaders, expeditions, and adventure stories.
Diving in Monterey and Carmel
Map of dive sites and some underwater photos.
Diving Singles Club
a dynamic group of men and women in the Silicon Valley area of California who are single (unmarried) and who love to SCUBA dive.
Dolphin Dive Center
Dive store in Arcadia. Class schedules, charters, travel.
Dolphin Divers of Sacramento
Sacramento based dive club, since 1981.
Elk Grove Diving Center
SSI dive training, SCUBA equipment, individual attention.
Elmesie Scuba
Dive training in Huntington Beach.
Encore
Live-Aboard dive boat operating from Long Beach. Visits Channel Islands, Cortes Bank, Begg Rock. Schedule on-line.
Frog Divers
Independent instructors teaching the YMCA SCUBA program for all levels of recreational diving in silicon valley.
Gilroy Scuba
PADI dive training, equipment sales, and Monterey Bay guided tours.
Glenn's Aquarius II Dive Shop
Guided scuba & boat tours, new & rental scuba gear. Located on the breakwater in Monterey
Graf Diving
San Diego SCUBA, kayak, and snorkeling instruction/tours in english or german.
Great Escape Dive Boat
dive trips from Long Beach, California to sites including Catalina, Santa Barbara, and San Clemente, San Nicolas islands, Tanner, Cortes, and Farnsworth Banks, Begg Rock, oil rigs, deep reef, kelp forest, and wreck dives. Schedule on-line.
Great White Adventures
Great white shark diving expeditions to the Farallon Islands from San Francisco or to Isla de Guadalupe, Mexico from San Diego.
Great White Shark Encounter
Meet the Great White and Pacific Blue shark in the safety of unique diving cage near the Farallon Islands, off San Francisco.
Harbor Dive Center
Sausalito scuba diving center offering retail sales, equipment service, rentals, and 5-Star PADI Certification classes.
Holk's San Diego Scuba Pages
Water/weather/waves, UCSD scuba club, stores, sites, and grunion run prediction.
Hollywood Divers
A full service and technical dive shop near Universal Studios in Hollywood.
Horizon Charters
Live-Aboard and single day dive trips to US and Mexican waters aboard the Horizon and Ocean Odyssey departing from San Diego. Many trips to San Clemente Island. Schedules on-line.
Jesse's dive reports
Dive conditions for the Monterey and Carmel area
Laguna Sea Sports
Laguna Beach California - Current dive conditions, dive sites, instruction, sales, rentals, repair within walking distance from Shaw's Cove.
Lois Ann Dive Charters
San Diego Mission Bay San Diego dive boat, 28' with Nitrox. Dive trips to the kelp beds, wreck alley including the Yukon, and the Coranado Islands.
Los Angeles County Scuba Diving Resources
Index to current on-line diving resources for Los Angeles county and Southern California. Additional pages covering Northern, Central and Baja California.
Los Angeles County Underwater Instructor Associati
Established in 1954. Provides basic and advanced training. ADP (advanced) starts Summers and UICC (Instructor)in winters.
Los Angeles Scuba Diving
PADI SCUBA instruction, course schedules, staff biographies
Manta Ray Dive Center
Full service dive shop in Monterey with guided dives.
Marine Weather - NWS Los Angeles Area
National Weather Service's site collecting coastal and offshore marine forecasts, buoy reports, tide tables, and swell and wave models for Los Angeles Area and Southern California coast.
Mitchell Scuba College
NAUI Scuba Diving lessons in the San Francisco Bay Area plus information on dive sites from Mendocino to Monterey Bay.
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Official home page for MBNMS. Information on research, education and for visitors, including kayaking and diving.
Monterey Express
Dive charter boat in Monterey. Day trips in Monterey and Carmel area. Schedule on-line.
Monterey Sea Conditions at a Glance
This site pulls together in one place the most useful pages for predicting Monterey sea conditions.
Northern California Scuba Diving
diving hints and dive site descriptions
Ocean Adventures Dive Company
Full service dive center located in Venice Beach.
Ocean Explorers Society
San Diego based dive club affiliated with Ocean Enterprises; organizes local shore dives, boat dives, and other diving trips.
Ocean Safari Scuba
Full Service Dive Center in San Gabriel. Scuba Diving Lessons, dive travel, and a full line of dive gear. California Dive Charters on the Great Escape and Peace and organized dive trips to exotic destinations. In both English and Chinese.
Openwater Habitat Marine School
Orange County Dive Store, with equipment and supplies for all levels of divers, including rebreathers, and Enriched air Nitrox, and monthly dive trips.
Orca Bob's Scuba
PADI SCUBA Diving Instruction in Patterson, Modesto, Tracy, and Turlock
Orca Bobs Scuba Diving
Private PADI instructor serving Patterson, Modesto, and Turlock areas offering flexible scheduling for courses.
Pacific Coast Divers
Non-commercial club for SCUBA divers who want to dive Southern California and the world at low cost.
Pacific Diving
PADI diver training, links, divemaster services, and travel.
Pacific Green Divers
Northern California kelp forest divemaster-led beach dives. Ocean activist links, NoCal White Shark incidents, CD-ROM of Hawaii marine life.
Pacific Offshore Divers
Retail dive store in San Jose. Class schedules, specials, trips.
Pacific Reef Scuba
A full-service scuba shop in Vacaville, with sales, rentals, and lessons.
Peace Dive Boat
Dive charters from Ventura. The liveaboard dive boat Peace dives the Channel Islands. Schedule on-line.
Peace Scuba Center
SSI dive training, SCUBA diving equipment sales and rentals, delivery to Ventura dive boats, and dive travel. Located in Ventura
Peninsula Diving Center
Dive store in Mountain View. Class schedules, rentals, gear, travel.
Point Lobos State Reserve
Guide to diving in the Point Lobos State Reserve just south of Carmel. Rules and regulations, dive spots, reservations.
Psalty V
Six Pack dive boat operating from San Pedro. Visits oil rigs, Catalina, Santa Barbara, San Clemente, and San Nicolas Islands. Features shark cage dives.
Redwood Empire Divers Dive Club
Sonoma County California Dive club. Monthly newsletter, pictures and stories of diving the North Coast of California including Abalone and Halibut dives.
RUA Diver
Marina Del Rey scuba instructor and group dive trips.
San Diego Underwater Explorers
DIR dive club for recreational and technical scuba diving.
San Francisco Reef Divers Sport Diving Club
25 year old non-profit community sports club dedicated to the safe practice of SCUBA and free diving located in San Francisco.
San Francisco Scuba Schools
Offers a full range of PADI scuba diving training programs including combination home-study and on site-training classes.
San Joaquin Sport Divers
Bakersfield dive club with regular meetings, activities, and dive trips.
Sanctuary Dive Boat
With a 6-diver-max, Sanctuary makes relaxed, unhurried visits to all the pristine sites of Monterey, Carmel and the Big Sur coast. All rental gear is available on request.
Sand Dollar Dive Boat (Diving Charters, Inc.)
Single and Multi-day Southern California Channel Island scuba diving trips departing from San Pedro. Great meals, air cylinders, and weight belts included, Air conditioned, EAN-Nitrox refills available. Schedule on-line.
SanDiegoDiving.com
Promoting education about and conservation of the marine environment through exposure by diving.
Santa Barbara Aquatics
Offers Scuba classes, gear, charters, boat trips, special events, swimming, surfing, kayaks, tanks, regulators, BCDs, Wetsuits, Drysuits, SSI, NAUI, and discounts.
Scuba Crossing
Private and semi private PADI scuba instruction by San Diego Instructor Jeff Moore.
Scuba Diving in San Diego
Contains a plethora of information pertaining to scuba diving in and around San Diego.
Scuba San Francisco
Detailed descriptions of 33 California Scuba and Skin diving locations in Mendocino, Sonoma, and Monterey counties.
Scuba San Jose
NAUI Scuba diving lessons, refresher courses, and Monterey Bay dive tours; San Jose bay area.
Scuba Schools of America (Montclair)
SSI/ANDI training from Open Water Diver to Professional Diving Instructor, Rebreather thru Trimix. SSA has a heated pool, mixing facilities, repair center, and retail store.
Scuba Schools of America (Riverside)
Complete NASDS training and a good selection of quality diving equipment. EAN-Nitrox training and fills, monthly boat diving trips.
Scuba With Bill
General news and advice on SCUBA diving with an emphasis on Southern California divers.
Scuba World
Sacramento scuba equipment dealer. Mares, xcel wetsuits, Dive rite, Nitrox, and all levels of training.
Scubaboard
Discussion group for a California Kelp Divers
SCUBAdive4Fun
Group and private PADI SCUBA diving lessons in Carlsbad
Sea Divers
A non-profit recreational SCUBA diving club in Southern California that schedules 12+ dives a year on the Great Escape and Peace Dive Boats.
Seaclypse Dive Adventures
Scuba and snorkel dive instruction, tours, and boat dives in San Diego.
Southern California Liveaboard Dive Boats
Links to some liveaboard dive boats with multiple day dive trips.
Sport Chalet
A general sporting goods and dive store chain in Southern California. Gear, rentals, classes, local charters. Online sales of dive gear.
Sundiver Charters
Single and multi day dive trips to Catalina and the Southern Channel Islands, including San Clemente, Santa Barbara, and Farnsworth Banks. Schedule on-line.
Sunset Divers
NAUI scuba diving classes and training in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Taopitek
Scuba diving classes and store in San Diego
Team Shark
California shark scuba diving and snorkeling adventures open to everyone using a floating shark cage.
The Dive Shack
A Full Service PADI SCUBA Shop in El Cajon.
Truth Aquatics
Dive charters from Santa Barbara. Operates three liveaboard dive boats - Truth, Conception and Vision - doing overnight trips to the Channel Islands. Schedules on-line.
Underwater Excursions
Scuba diving lessons, sales, and trips in Visalia.
Underwater photo gallery
Underwater photos, video clips and trip reports from around the world but with a focus on Monterey.
Underwater Schools of America
SCUBA instruction in Oceanside since 1964. NASDS affiliated dive store and ANDI Safe Air / Nitrox Facility.
Vaqueros Del Mar Divers
One of San Francisco Bay area's oldest dive clubs. Diver training, boat trips, underwater photography and special events.
Wallin's Dive Center
A dive store in San Carlos. Classes, travel, on-line book catalog.
West Coast Tekies
San Diego technical dives and dive training.
Woody Morrison dive instruction
San Diego Scuba instructor offering nitrox,wreck diving,deep diver,and advanced PADI certifications in and around San Diego's wreck alley.