Power Scuba

These guys are great! Look no further.

If you’re looking for a fun loving and friendly group of people to go diving with in San Diego, Power Scuba is the group for you.
Power Scuba organizes more shore and boat dives than any other group in San Diego. They also do several events that are ecologically minded that allow exclusive access to limited sites such as San Diego Bay cleanup and Scripps Canyon beach cleanup and species count.
Power Scuba is a true community of diverse folks concerned about having fun and the marine environment.
Check out the meetup page for more and join us for a shore dive!

Amazing group of people of all ages! My husband and I joined Power Scuba at the urging of a person we met while in Belize. This summer, we finally decided to join in on some dives. We had such a fantastic time! Very safety conscious, friendly, well organized club. The people we have met while boat diving were always very helpful (if needed) and friendly. They offer diving for different levels of diving to include everyone. Theres also other benefits to the club such as, social events, and just getting to meet nice people who also like to dive. We look forward to doing a lot more with Power Scuba!

I drove all the way down from Morro Bay to dive the cove. Glad I found PowerScuba. No hot dogs on our Sat dive. Everyone was focused on safety and the skill levels are varied. Looking forward to my next trip to SD. Anyone in the group ever get north of Santa Barbara, let’s dive. The Central Coast is colder but the underwater environ is not as he heavily dived.

An amazing group! Great well organized dives at great sites. Dives at a variety of experience levels are available, boat and shore. Safety is stressed at all times!
The social events are a blast! The cost of the dives is very reasonable, too…
Highly recommended!

Bill was my open water instructor back in 2004 and i have been hooked since then. Awesome instructor and makes everyone feels very comfortable. Pays very close attention to the students unique needs and does take his time explaining divining principles again and again until the whole class gets it. He does all this in a FUN way that does not get you board.

Fun group of divers that love to dive often and in different Southern California spots. Although not a San Diego resident, I love to dive often with them particularly when they get closer to LA diving spots. Although the recommended experience level may vary per dive location, this group provides diving opportunities for all diving levels and this is why I highly recommend them.

Great group! Bill and co do a great job organizing dive opportunities for all skill levels. Great variety of outings to choose from. Always putting safety first!

With memberships heading towards 2,000 people, it’s probably the largest dive club in the U.S., but it also has a very intimate feeling. Everyone is friendly, supportive, and safety comes first. We also have a lot of fun! There’s no membership fee. There are events nearly every week, and often multiple events each week. There are shore dives, boat trips, island trips, international trips, parties, happy hours, and a lot more. Trips are rock bottom prices because Power Scuba is a 503c non-​profit organization and we have buying power. Check it out!

Wrote my first review in 2010. I’m still diving with Power SCUBA. The recent trip to San Clemente Island was amazing and it is so much fun to dive with this great group!

This is a super-​cool dive club that yes, actually dives! I heard about them on Unilocal,joined their meetup group, and sat back and watched for a bit to see how much they actually do things… wow, I am impressed! They have a new meetup or two just about every week and are very active! The dives they do are varied as well, not just your same-​old dives to the same sites over and over again… all different dive sites on different days of the week, too, to accommodate different schedules.
I just recently went on my first dive trip with them on the Lois Ann to the Pt Loma Kelp Beds, and everyone was super nice and friendly. No one was stuck up or pretentious, just a good group of very cool people that want to get out and dive! Their leader Bill is also a great guy, fun to talk to and very warm and welcoming. Now I can’t wait to go on another trip with them!
Reasons why you should join: ITS FREE… that right there should be reason enough. If you are a diver, want to get out and dive, this is the club for you! They also have great discounts on local charters, among other fun things. I have been telling all my friends to join, so thought I might as well write a Unilocal review about it as well… just go to
and join Power Scuba… definitely worth it!

If you’re struggling to find a dive buddy or don’t care for boat prices or expensive trips then this group is for you. Discounted trips, boat dives and a dive buddy anytime you want to dive, it’s a no-​brainer. It’s free so why not join and meet some great dive buddies as I did. Best move I ever made and have maximized my diving and met some incredible people!

Fantastic group! I live in LA but went down to a wedding last November. I was staying in La Jolla on the beach, and didn’t know where to dive. Thanks to Bill Powers, I got all the info, and my wife and I had a terrific dive

Moving back to San Diego after being gone for 5 years (and coming back with a wife new to San Diego), we were happy to find a scuba diving group that is as active — both in terms of diving and socializing — as Power Scuba. I’ve been in a handful of dive clubs in my life, and this one is by far the most active. During the summer, there are multiple dive trips/​activities to choose from every week, and year-​round there are many, many others. A super fun group of people; a great way to not just find people to dive with, but also make new friends.

Excellent group. Lots of events are scheduled each week; diving of course is the primary but everyone gets together for food and drinks as well. Everyone I have met in this group has been fantastic, fun, and welcoming!

1. Instant pool of dive buddies.
2. Equipment buys with significant group discounts.
3. No dues or fees.
4. Local charters with significant group discounts.
5. Destination dive travel with significant group discounts.
6. It’s free.
7. Fun events other than dives — picnics, movie screenings, parties, etc.
8. There is a commitment to marine environmental preservation, and actual actions to further related goals.
9. This is a great group of fun divers. Bill Powers has put it all together for divers in Southern California. Join and see for yourself! Did I mention that there are no dues or fees, it’s free?

Power Scuba is a superb group if you want to get out and dive! Unlike a lot of other groups that sit around and talk about diving — these guys actually do it! Several dives every month! Open to all and no dues! Can you beat that?! Nope!
Divers of all levels and desires have a great deal of fun with this group. Can’t say much more. Fun people, great times, good diving!

I’ve done a few meetup groups in my many moves throughout the last few years, and Bill’s scuba meetup is by far the best organized, most friendly, and less creeper-​filled than any other meetup.
I’ve done a few dives with the group as a «newbie» and they matched me up with a veteran who totally helped me every step of the way – from gearing up to going under and then taking that long walk back to shore.
Newbie or veteran, mermaid or landlubber, this is a fantastic meetup group that exists to bring and keep people into the wonderful world of scuba, with nice sprinkling of do-​gooder events and socializing to give it a little something for everyone.
Props to Bill and the gang for running a meetup group so good it’s hard to believe it’s a freebie meetup group!