Unfortunately conditions for Scuba Diving on the South Wales coast aren't particularly good this weekend. Friday and Saturday sees strong winds and reasonable swell along the whole of the coast. This will make conditions incredibly difficult before, during and after the dive. Although conditions will improve on Sunday with the wind dropping right down and the swell a little smaller the effect of the previous weeks conditions on visibility will not have cleared.
Your two options for a dive this weekend are; book a ticket and head somewhere warm, calm and pretty (Southern Europe can be reached in a couple of hours) or head to one of the inland dive sites in South Wales are close by. Chepstow is the deepest inland dive site in the UK and Vobster Quay in Sommerset also offers you the chance to dive without being so affected by weather conditions.
Last weekend saw us back in the swimming pool in Hebron Hall, Cardiff running our PADI Open Water Referral course. It was a very busy day as a number of people look to get their PADI diving qualifications before they head off on their summer holidays. Whilst the training is on hold this weekend a number of the students will be up at Chepstow next week to complete the PADI Open Water Diver course and become qualified to dive anywhere in the world and join this wonderful community.