In Reply to: Best "quick" dive in SoCal? posted by tp on July 30, 2006 at 00:31:55:

I think Malibu would offer the best beach diving that's close to you. Beach diving is very underrated -- the vis may not always be 20-foot-plus, but there is lots to see in Malibu, including black sea bass.

Check out the following links for some good locations:

http://www.geocities.com/sandeaters/sites/sites.htm

If you are looking for beach diving buddies, you might join Sandeaters. The group schedules a weekly beach dive and you can use the 500-member mailing list to set up dives at other times:

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/sandeater

Send me an email if you have any questions.