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San Miguel Island
California, United States
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Max depth36.6 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp13–17°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
San Miguel Island is a reef dive site, California, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 37 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes thresher sharks, bat rays, jacks, reef sharks, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 17 °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
Warty Sea CucumberApostichopus parvimensis
Sunflower StarPycnopodia helianthoides
Blue RockfishSebastes mystinus
Striped SeaperchEmbiotoca lateralis
RockfishSebastes atrovirens
Bat RayMyliobatis californica
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org