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Monastery Beach
San Jose Creek Beach · Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey Bay, United States
EntryShore — San Jose Creek Beach
Max depth40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp13–16°C
CalmestNo standout month
About this site
Monastery Beach is a kelp forest and wall dive site near Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, sea lions, thresher sharks, bat rays, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 16 °C over the year.
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
- 1Carmel River State Beach0.9 km
- 2
Point Lobos1.1 km - 3Diving Area1.1 km
- 4Bluefish Wall1.3 km
- 5Point Lobos - Bluefish Cove1.3 km
- 6Butterfly House2.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org