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Farnsworth Banks
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Oct
About this site
Farnsworth Banks is a dive site near Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea lions. 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
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
California Sea LionZalophus californianus- Northern AnchovyEngraulis mordax
Blue PointerIsurus oxyrinchus
Long-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala melas- Northern Right Whale DolphinLissodelphis borealis
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Blue SharkPrionace glauca
Nearby sites
- 1The Arch24 km
- 2Bird Rock - Catalina Island27 km
- 3Catalina Island, TBD36 km
- 4Catalina Island36 km
- 5Long Point43 km
- 6Terranea Resort/ Old Marineland44 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org