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Point Dume
Malibu, California, United States
EntryShore
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp14–19°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Point Dume is a dive site near Malibu, 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, thresher sharks, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 19 °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
Kelp BassParalabrax clathratus
Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptus
California SheepheadBodianus pulcher
Ochre StarPisaster ochraceus
SeñoritaOxyjulis californica
BlacksmithChromis punctipinnis
Nearby sites
- 1Leo Carrillo13 km
- 2Wreck of the La Jenelle41 km
- 3Veteran's Park43 km
- 4Malaga Cove44 km
- 5Terranea Resort/ Old Marineland44 km
- 6Long Point48 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org