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Long Point
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States
EntryShore
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Oct
About this site
Long Point is a dive site near Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, nudibranchs, lobsters, octopus, dolphins. 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
Red Urchin AdultMesocentrotus franciscanus
Purple Urchin AdultStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Warty Sea CucumberApostichopus parvimensis
Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptus
Ochre StarPisaster ochraceus
California SheepheadBodianus pulcher
Kelp BassParalabrax clathratus
GaribaldiHypsypops rubicundus
Nearby sites
- 1Abalone Cove1.6 km
- 2Terranea Resort/ Old Marineland4.2 km
- 3Malaga Cove7.6 km
- 4Cabrillo Beach11 km
- 5Veteran's Park11 km
- 6Bird Rock - Catalina Island33 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org