© Divemasterscuba 2012 site home | about us | contact us | calendar | location maps This is a lovely shallow shore dive, with a maximum depth of 8m at the end of the pier on high tides, but is usually round about 5m. The wooden pier is built at the end of a stone breakwater and is about 70m long. It has an absolute wealth of wildlife, particularly during the summer months and usually enjoys reasonable vis, but is worth a dive even when the vis is poor (usually because of south westerly winds) especially if you are prepared to look for small stuff. There are always edible crabs, plenty of purple swimming crabs, the occasional huge spider crab, shrimps, squat lobster, and plenty of fish life. The nesting ballan wrasse are very brave and will defend their nests by nibbling your fingers if you’re not too threatening and if you look closely in the weed towards the end of the pier, you can usually find two species of pipefish. Also occasionally seen are octopus but they are usually very well hidden at the base of the pier legs. There are also plenty of sea-scorpions, and the odd dogfish or two (quite often caught on old angling hooks, so go armed with a small pair of pliers!), tompot blennies and, along the breakwater, millions of small gobies. Because of the abundant wildlife, anglers flock here, so stay under the pier at all times and enjoy the schools of sand eels, the occasional Pollock and the flat fish from a distance! Trefor Pier is a photographers heaven when the vis is good, particularly if you enjoy some macro photography, the pier supports and the rocky floor under the pier are covered with dead men’s fingers, plumrose anemones, snake locks anemones, all manner of small crustaceans and shallow enough to be covered with dozens of different kelp varieties and the light that filters through, particularly on sunny days, is lovely. This could be a gentle intro to the Dive Season to dust off those cobwebs, Of course it will be tide and weather dependent.  Keep an eye on the facebook event for the latest news. For details of all club events and trips you can download a copy of the club calendar here. Join our facebook group for the latest updates. Group Holidays 2012 Jan 2012: Red Sea February 21st: Dubai March 24th: Malta May 25th: Scapa Flow July 8th: Dahab Sept 3rd: Red Sea Live aboard Jan 2013: Red Sea (Sharm) UK Dive Trips 2012 January 15th: Club Dive Day February 26th: Club Dive Day March 18th: Club Dive Day April 1st: Club Dive Day April 22nd: Portland (M2) April 22nd: Hard Hat May 5-6th: Club Weekend June 2-3rd: Club Dive Day June: 30th: Club Dive Day July 15th: Club Dive Day August 1st: Farnes (Seals) August 19th: Club Dive Day September 1st: Farnes (Seals) September 23rd: Club Dive Day October 14th: Club Dive Day November 18th: Club Dive Day December 26th: Raft Race