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Breakwater Cove
San Carlos Beach · Monterey, Monterey Bay, United States
EntryShore — San Carlos Beach
Max depth18 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyMonterey Bay
Water temp13–16°C
CalmestAug
About this site
Breakwater Cove is a kelp forest dive site near Monterey, California, United States, in the Monterey Bay. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes sea lions, harbor seals, bat rays, nudibranchs, thresher sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 16 °C over the year.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Purple Urchin AdultStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Red Urchin AdultMesocentrotus franciscanus- Blue RockfishSebastes mystinus
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Blood StarHenricia leviuscula
Sunflower StarPycnopodia helianthoides- ThornbackPlatyrhinoidis triseriata
- SwellsharkCephaloscyllium ventriosum
Nearby sites
- 1Metridium Fields0.3 km
- 2Eric's Pinnacle0.3 km
- 3Enterprise Cannery0.4 km
- 4Numerous Monterey and Carmel Bay sites0.4 km
- 5McAbee Beach0.6 km
- 6Aumentos Pinnacle0.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org