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Goldenhorn
Isla Vista, California Channel Islands, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth9 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp14–18°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Goldenhorn is a wreck dive site near Isla Vista, California, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 9 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes thresher sharks, reef sharks, jacks, bat rays, sea lions. 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
SwellsharkCephaloscyllium ventriosum
Banded GuitarfishZapteryx exasperata
Bat RayMyliobatis californica
Big SkateBeringraja binoculata
Blue SharkPrionace glauca- Bluntnose Sixgill SharkHexanchus griseus
Broadnose SharkNotorynchus cepedianus
Horn SharkHeterodontus francisci
Nearby sites
- 1Aggi4.5 km
- 2Ex-Tortuga8.3 km
- 3S.S. Chickasaw12 km
- 4San Miguel Island15 km
- 5SS Cuba21 km
- 6Jane L. Stanford21 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org