Bamboo Reef Dive Center - San Francisco

11/23/2025

Final Day of the Sale in Monterey!!!!
Last chance to score some gear!

We restocked the shop with gear from SF. There is still more to grab. Don’t miss out on these once in a lifetime deals.

11/17/2025

UPDATE! Monterey Dates:
Thursday 10am to 6pm
Friday Closed
Saturday 10am to 6pm
Sunday 10am to 6pm

Announcing our closing sale on ALL items from 30-50% OFF - This includes special deals on rental equipment (tanks, weights, regs, wetsuits)

San Francisco:
Monday - Wednesday 10am to 6pm

Monterey:
Thursday - Saturday 10am to 6pm

11/03/2025

After over 64 years of serving the Bay Area and Monterey diving communities, Bamboo Reef is closing its doors.

It has been our profound honor and joy to be a part of your adventures and guiding you through the water. Since 1961, we've equipped divers, certified countless students, and shared in the wonder of the underwater world. The memories we've helped create are the legacy are what we are most proud of.

To everyone who has shared in our journey we extend our deepest gratitude for being a part of our story.

Important Information for Current Customers:
If you have pending gear service, classes, or other inquiries, please contact us directly via email at [email protected]

Thank you for the memories. It has been a wonderful dive.

The Bamboo Reef Team

10/20/2025

Rough conditions this weekend, but despite all that everyone remained dry and warm. Super impressed with this class and how well they handled conditions!

07/28/2025

Congratulations to our new Open Water Divers. Conditions were awesome this weekend. It was a lake at San Carlos Beach, the water temperature was 60oF on the surface and about 53oF below 25 feet. Just another beautiful day in Monterey.

05/27/2025

Congratulations to our new Open Water Divers! It was a beautiful weekend in Monterey. Ocean conditions were very nice with calm surface and great vis underwater. The sea lions were also enjoying their calamari festival, squid bits were all over the bottom at San Carlos Beach and lazy sea lions sleeping off the nighttime feasting. Great fun for everyone!

05/12/2025

Congratulations to our new Open Water Divers. It was a really nice weekend in Monterey. The sea lions are still hanging out close to San Carlos Beach so we had numerous close encounter. The otters did not want to be left out and came in close to check us out. Topside it was very nice, underwater was a bit hazy but also warm on Saturday, 60oF. Our last dive on Sunday was much better vis, but also a bit chilly, 53oF. Everyone did great!

05/04/2025

Something big is coming!!
And we have you covered. Come in and check out the new spearguns, wetsuits, and rigging in Monterey.

Big news coming next week!

04/15/2025

New Divers! Congratulations to our new Open Water Divers. It was a fun weekend at San Carlos Beach. Monterey challenged the groups with energetic entries and exits and surge at the dive site. Sunday’s conditions were better although you had to get below 30’ for the vis to open up. Everyone met the challenged and did great. They are off now to nice tropical locations. Another awesome group of divers.

03/31/2025

Congratulations to our new Open Water Divers. It was another fun weekend in Monterey. Saturday’s first dive was a bit challenging. The entry and exit as a bit energetic and there was a good surge at the dive site. They all earned their Monterey Diver badge. Conditions calmed down after that and continued to improve. Sunday’s dives were awesome. Everyone did great and they are all off to explore the four corners of the underwater world.

02/17/2025

Sunday was Bamboo Reef's Fun Dive aboard the Beach Hopper 2. Conditions were better than reports from the previous few days. We dove Metridium Mountain and Cabrillo off Hopkins Research Station. Vis was 20-30 feet and a bit hazy in spots, but still very nice. Metridium Mountain had a lot of Ling Cod and Cowrie shells. Sean found us a Wolf eel at the end of the dive which made it just a perfect dive. Next Dive was at Cabrillo where we were greeted by Otters, Harbor Seals and a couple of Sea Lions for our surface interval. Such a joy to dive in the kelp forest, it was very fishy, and fun being buzzed by harbor seals. Another great day diving Monterey.
Join us on March 16 for another Fun Boat Dive. Sign up either through the web site or call the shop.

02/14/2025

Freedive Article of the week:
https://www.divessi.com/en/blog/freediving-diet-and-performance-10171.html
Classes:
https://www.bambooreef.com/freediving-classes

A balanced freediving diet is key to peak performance and safety. Learn how to optimize your diet for better dives and faster recovery with these essential tips.