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Point Lobos - Bluefish Cove
Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey Bay, United States
EntryShore
Max depth24 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp13–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Point Lobos - Bluefish Cove is a 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 24 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes thresher sharks, bat rays, jacks, reef sharks, mola mola. 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
Blood StarHenricia leviuscula
Blue RockfishSebastes mystinus
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Sunflower StarPycnopodia helianthoides
ThornbackPlatyrhinoidis triseriata
Bat RayMyliobatis californica
Nearby sites
- 1Diving Area0.2 km
- 2Bluefish Wall0.3 km
- 3
Point Lobos0.4 km - 4Hidden Beach1.1 km
- 5Monastery Beach1.3 km
- 6Carmel River State Beach1.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org