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Butterfly Beach
Montecito, California, United States
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EntryShore
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp14–18°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Butterfly Beach is a dive site near Montecito, California, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea lions, seals, harbor seals, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 18 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
California Sea LionZalophus californianus
Ochre StarPisaster ochraceus
Harbor SealPhoca vitulina
Lion NudibranchMelibe leonina
Eccentric Sand Dollar Sea UrchinDendraster excentricus
Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptus
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Purple Urchin AdultStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Nearby sites
- 1Wreck of the La Jenelle50 km
- 2Del Rio51 km
- 3Winfield Scott51 km
- 4Equator52 km
- 5Jane L. Stanford58 km
- 6Aggi70 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org