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Del Monte Beach
Seaside, California, United States
EntryShore
Water bodyMonterey Bay
Water temp13–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Del Monte Beach is a dive site near Seaside, California, United States, in the Monterey Bay. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes thresher sharks, nudibranchs, sea lions, bat rays, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 16 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Purple Urchin AdultStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Red Urchin AdultMesocentrotus franciscanus
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Blue RockfishSebastes mystinus
Sunflower StarPycnopodia helianthoides
Blood StarHenricia leviuscula
RockfishSebastes atrovirens
California Sea LionZalophus californianus
Nearby sites
- 1Numerous Monterey and Carmel Bay sites2.2 km
- 2Metridium Fields2.3 km
- 3
Breakwater Cove2.3 km - 4Enterprise Cannery2.4 km
- 5Eric's Pinnacle2.5 km
- 6McAbee Beach2.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org