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Tauchplatz

California, USA

Monterey Breakwater

Typische Tiefe

12m

Typ
Süßwasser
Typische Tiefe
12 m
Niveau
Beginner
Sicht
5–15 m
Wassertemperatur
10–16 °C
Strömung
Mild
Zugang
Open access
Mindeststufe
Open Water
  • Shore Dive
  • Kelp Forest
  • Sea Lion Encounters
  • Breakwater Wall
  • Sheltered Entry
  • Beginner-Friendly
  • Training Site

Beste Zeit

IdealOK

Monterey Breakwater (San Carlos Beach) is the iconic Northern California shore dive — a sheltered cobble-and-sand entry alongside the Coast Guard breakwater giving access to a giant kelp forest, the breakwater wall (covered in metridium anemones), and a resident colony of California sea lions that often join divers. Year-round dive; viz peaks in autumn and winter (after the spring upwelling clears). Cold water — 7 mm semi-dry or drysuit; 5 mm hood and gloves standard.

36.6058° N, 121.8919° W

Notizen

Kelp forest, sea lions, harbor seals.

Meereslebewesen

Macro
nudibranchs (rich diversity), decorator crab, hermit crab
Pelagics
jack mackerel
Whales & dolphins
California sea lion (resident colony), harbor seal (resident), sea otter (surface)
Reef fish
lingcod, rockfish, cabezon, painted greenling, kelp greenling, sculpins
Cephalopods
giant Pacific octopus, market squid (winter spawning runs), red octopus
Invertebrates
metridium anemone fields on the breakwater, sea stars, sunflower star (recovering), sea urchin, strawberry anemone

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