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Catalina Island
Avalon, California, United States
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Oct
About this site
Catalina Island is a reef dive site near Avalon, California, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, sea fans, octopus, nudibranchs, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 20 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Rock WrasseHalichoeres semicinctus
Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptus
Kelp BassParalabrax clathratus
GaribaldiHypsypops rubicundus
BlacksmithChromis punctipinnis
California SheepheadBodianus pulcher
SeñoritaOxyjulis californica- HalfmoonMedialuna californiensis
Nearby sites
- 1Catalina Island, TBD0.0 km
- 2The Valiant9.2 km
- 3Avalon Dive Park9.4 km
- 4Bird Rock - Catalina Island9.9 km
- 5Farnsworth Banks36 km
- 6Cabrillo Beach38 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org