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La Jolla Canyon
La Jolla, San Diego - La Jolla, United States
EntryShore
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Oct
About this site
La Jolla Canyon is a wall dive site near La Jolla, California, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea lions, seals, harbor seals, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 21 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
California Sea LionZalophus californianus
Harbor SealPhoca vitulina
Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptus- Leopard SharkTriakis semifasciata
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus- Kelp BassParalabrax clathratus
Ochre StarPisaster ochraceus
Purple Urchin AdultStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Nearby sites
- 1Marine Room Turtle Reef0.5 km
- 2La Jolla Shores0.7 km
- 3La Jolla Cove0.9 km
- 4Scripps Canyon1.2 km
- 5Wreck Alley9.2 km
- 6Sunken Harbor9.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org