Best divespot near to San Francisco

We're having a stay near San Francisco end of september. We are
experienced divers. We would like to dive near the kelpwood. We would
like to have an advice for the best places. What sealife can we
expect?
What is the water temperature at that time?
many thanks in advance,
janv.

San Francisco Bay Area itself is not known for diving. Good diving
can be found either north or south of San Francisco. Northern Sonoma
County and Mendocino County (about 100 miles north) have good dive
spots, but probably the best diving in the kelp forest (not "kelpwood"
as you call it) is about 100 miles south of San Francisco in the
southern Monterey Bay near the towns of Monterey, Pacific Grove, and
Carmel. There are numerous fantastic dive spots off the Monterey
Peninsula and one of the best ways to find out about them are the
series of Northern California Dive Guides. All the local dive shops
have these. You can find out about them here:

http://www.cadivingnews.com/books.html

One area of diving closer to San Francisco is the Farallon Island
group. It's 25 miles off the coast and conditions are not great, you
can read about it at: http://www.saintbrendan.com/cdnaug00/ncalif8.html

This is my home diving area and I highly recommend it. The kelp
forests are fantastic, and the sealife is prolific, but typically
smaller than you would expect. Expect for the big guys (great
whites), sea lions, harbor seals, otters, and the like.

San Francisco Bay Area itself is not known for diving. Good diving
can be found either north or south of San Francisco. Northern Sonoma
County and Mendocino County (about 100 miles north) have good dive
spots, but probably the best diving in the kelp forest (not "kelpwood"
as you call it) is about 100 miles south of San Francisco in the
southern Monterey Bay near the towns of Monterey, Pacific Grove, and
Carmel. There are numerous fantastic dive spots off the Monterey
Peninsula and one of the best ways to find out about them are the
series of Northern California Dive Guides. All the local dive shops
have these. You can find out about them here:

http://www.cadivingnews.com/books.html

One area of diving closer to San Francisco is the Farallon Island
group. It's 25 miles off the coast and conditions are not great, you
can read about it at: http://www.saintbrendan.com/cdnaug00/ncalif8.html

This is my home diving area and I highly recommend it. The kelp
forests are fantastic, and the sealife is prolific, but typically
smaller than you would expect. Expect for the big guys (great
whites), sea lions, harbor seals, otters, and the like.

San Francisco Bay Area itself is not known for diving. Good diving
can be found either north or south of San Francisco. Northern Sonoma
County and Mendocino County (about 100 miles north) have good dive
spots, but probably the best diving in the kelp forest (not "kelpwood"
as you call it) is about 100 miles south of San Francisco in the
southern Monterey Bay near the towns of Monterey, Pacific Grove, and
Carmel. There are numerous fantastic dive spots off the Monterey
Peninsula and one of the best ways to find out about them are the
series of Northern California Dive Guides. All the local dive shops
have these. You can find out about them here:

http://www.cadivingnews.com/books.html

One area of diving closer to San Francisco is the Farallon Island
group. It's 25 miles off the coast and conditions are not great, you
can read about it at: http://www.saintbrendan.com/cdnaug00/ncalif8.html

This is my home diving area and I highly recommend it. The kelp
forests are fantastic, and the sealife is prolific, but typically
smaller than you would expect. Expect for the big guys (great
whites), sea lions, harbor seals, otters, and the like.

San Francisco Bay Area itself is not known for diving. Good diving
can be found either north or south of San Francisco. Northern Sonoma
County and Mendocino County (about 100 miles north) have good dive
spots, but probably the best diving in the kelp forest (not "kelpwood"
as you call it) is about 100 miles south of San Francisco in the
southern Monterey Bay near the towns of Monterey, Pacific Grove, and
Carmel. There are numerous fantastic dive spots off the Monterey
Peninsula and one of the best ways to find out about them are the
series of Northern California Dive Guides. All the local dive shops
have these. You can find out about them here:

http://www.cadivingnews.com/books.html

One area of diving closer to San Francisco is the Farallon Island
group. It's 25 miles off the coast and conditions are not great, you
can read about it at: http://www.saintbrendan.com/cdnaug00/ncalif8.html

This is my home diving area and I highly recommend it. The kelp
forests are fantastic, and the sealife is prolific, but typically
smaller than you would expect. Expect for the big guys (great
whites), sea lions, harbor seals, otters, and the like.

San Francisco Bay Area itself is not known for diving. Good diving
can be found either north or south of San Francisco. Northern Sonoma
County and Mendocino County (about 100 miles north) have good dive
spots, but probably the best diving in the kelp forest (not "kelpwood"
as you call it) is about 100 miles south of San Francisco in the
southern Monterey Bay near the towns of Monterey, Pacific Grove, and
Carmel. There are numerous fantastic dive spots off the Monterey
Peninsula and one of the best ways to find out about them are the
series of Northern California Dive Guides. All the local dive shops
have these. You can find out about them here:

http://www.cadivingnews.com/books.html

One area of diving closer to San Francisco is the Farallon Island
group. It's 25 miles off the coast and conditions are not great, you
can read about it at: http://www.saintbrendan.com/cdnaug00/ncalif8.html

This is my home diving area and I highly recommend it. The kelp
forests are fantastic, and the sealife is prolific, but typically
smaller than you would expect. Expect for the big guys (great
whites), sea lions, harbor seals, otters, and the like.

P.S. You can expect water temperature ranges of 8-14C (47-58F).

P.S. You can expect water temperature ranges of 8-14C (47-58F).

P.S. You can expect water temperature ranges of 8-14C (47-58F).

P.S. You can expect water temperature ranges of 8-14C (47-58F).