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Numerous Monterey and Carmel Bay sites
Monterey, California, United States
EntryShore
Max depth36.6 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyMonterey Bay
Water temp13–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Numerous Monterey and Carmel Bay sites is a pinnacle and wall dive site near Monterey, California, United States, in the Monterey Bay. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 37 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes thresher sharks, bat rays, jacks, reef sharks, nudibranchs. 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
Blue RockfishSebastes mystinus
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Blood StarHenricia leviuscula
Sunflower StarPycnopodia helianthoides
ThornbackPlatyrhinoidis triseriata
SwellsharkCephaloscyllium ventriosum
Nearby sites
- 1Metridium Fields0.1 km
- 2Enterprise Cannery0.2 km
- 3Eric's Pinnacle0.3 km
- 4
Breakwater Cove0.4 km - 5Aumentos Pinnacle0.9 km
- 6McAbee Beach1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org