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Hidden Beach
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp13–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Hidden Beach is a reef dive site near Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes thresher sharks, bat rays, jacks, reef sharks, mola mola. 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
Blood StarHenricia leviuscula- Blue RockfishSebastes mystinus
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Sunflower StarPycnopodia helianthoides- ThornbackPlatyrhinoidis triseriata
Bat RayMyliobatis californica
Nearby sites
- 1
Point Lobos1.0 km - 2Point Lobos - Bluefish Cove1.1 km
- 3Diving Area1.3 km
- 4Bluefish Wall1.4 km
- 5Monastery Beach2.0 km
- 6Carmel River State Beach2.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org