This is the BBC inshore waters forecast. Most of the clubs' diving will be covered by the 'Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel' section. This page is useful for converting wind mph to Beaufort Scale and knots.

This is the BBCs' page for Welsh Tides. It only looks forward for a maximum of seven days.

This site was really designed for surfers and kite surfers but gives good wind direction and speed information, as well as wave height and direction, for some beaches near diving areas. Link should default to Freshwater West, which is just outside Milford Haven.

Use the free predictions section for your chosen port. This is from the UK Hydrographic Office. The free service only allows you to look forward seven days.

The Sub Aqua Association is an overseeing body which ensures standards of safety, management and training across all member clubs. The SAA has a federal structure, its' member clubs maintaining considerable autonomy.

Sub Aqua Association affiliated club number 349 is Llantrisant Sub-Aqua Club. Based at Llantrisant leisure centre they are the nearest neighbouring club to the west along the M4.

The Diving Diseases Research Centre. A charity doing a lot of good work using hyperbaric medicine to treat both divers (mainly DCI incidents) and other medical patients. This link goes to a page with useful information on managing diving related incidents and treating DCI.

Initiated in Pembrokeshire Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners are dedicated to clearing the rubbish out of our seas and dive sites. Have a look at their website and support them if you can - give them a ring and join them for one of their fun and sociable litter clearing dives.

The Professional Association of Diving Instructors is a commercial training organisation which is not backed up by a club structure. Many PADI trained divers subsequently join SAA clubs in order to continue their diving. PADI is an international organisation and their training qualifications are recognised all around the world.

The British Sub Aqua Club is probably the oldest club based diving organisation in the world and has a similar training structure to the SAA, although the club and management structure is different.

The Cave Diving Group is the oldest group of 'technical divers' in the world and has a divisional structure with 'Welsh', 'Northern', 'Derbyshire' and 'Somerset' sections. Members specialise in using a mixture of caving and diving techniques and equipment to explore flooded caves and mines around the UK and abroad.

This link is for the Welsh Wildlife Trusts pages about Skomer Island and its' wildlife and conservation.

Cromhall Quarry is five minutes drive from M5 junction 14 and about an hour from Cardiff. The site offers weekend diving to depths of about 10 m, with a very useful easy-entry beach area, equipment servicing and gas fills. Divers need to pre-book via their website.

This 13 acre lake in an old stone quarry in the heart of Leicestershire, near Stoney Stanton, offers depths down to almost 40m and several good underwater attractions.

Vobster Quay is five miles from Frome in Somerset and is also a flooded stone quarry offering depths to 40m. This is an attractive dive site, with 36 acres of water and many underwater attractions to explore including the remains of the old crushing works. They also have ducks and rainbow trout. There is a useful map of the quarry on this link.

Cardiff's premier dive shop. Equipment servicing, air and mixed gas, new and used equipment for sale, stockist for several major equipment brands. They also do technical training in various flavours.

A new venture in Milford Haven provided by Ceri Jones (of SAA / Llantrisant Divers) and friends. They provide gas fills, repairs and servicing and are usefully positioned for divers launching at Gelliswick. Tricky to find; get behind Tescos where there are some modern business units and ascend a short hill to turn right amongst some older non-descript white buildings. Haven Diving Services are in the gated unit in the corner; "HDS" on the wall by the door.

Fancy trying caving? Cardiff's local caving club is the Morgannwg Caving Club, which meets on most Wednesday evenings from about 9.20pm in the Earl Haig Club (at 23 Penlline Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff - same venue as Trident Divers). For further information contact them via their website (or contact the webmaster on this site using the contact form). The club includes cavers of all interests (including cave divers) and novices are very welcome.

The Dive Forum is a new (2013) diving forum. TDF rose from the ashes of the old Yorkshire Divers and will concentrate on UK diving. The forum welcomes new members and several Trident members can be found lurking there...

Check out the 'sightings' page on the Sea Watch Organisation website to see what cetaceans have been recorded around Pembrokeshire (and the rest of the UK). You can also send in your own sightings of whales and dolphins to be recorded on their site.