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Malaga Cove
Palos Verdes Estates, California, United States
EntryShore
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Oct
About this site
Malaga Cove is a dive site near Palos Verdes Estates, 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, lobsters, nudibranchs, octopus, 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
Red Urchin AdultMesocentrotus franciscanus
Purple Urchin AdultStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptus
Warty Sea CucumberApostichopus parvimensis
Kelp BassParalabrax clathratus
California SheepheadBodianus pulcher
GaribaldiHypsypops rubicundus
SeñoritaOxyjulis californica
Nearby sites
- 1Veteran's Park3.7 km
- 2Terranea Resort/ Old Marineland4.9 km
- 3Abalone Cove7.5 km
- 4Long Point7.6 km
- 5Cabrillo Beach15 km
- 6Bird Rock - Catalina Island40 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org