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Sunken Harbor
La Jolla, San Diego - La Jolla, United States
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EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Oct
About this site
Sunken Harbor is a reef and wreck dive site near La Jolla, California, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, lobsters, octopus, sea lions, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 21 °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
Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptus
Mud-flat OctopusOctopus bimaculoides
California Sea LionZalophus californianus
GaribaldiHypsypops rubicundus
Eccentric Sand Dollar Sea UrchinDendraster excentricus
Kelp BassParalabrax clathratus
Nearby sites
- 1Wreck Alley0.7 km
- 2HMCS Yukon (DDE 263)0.8 km
- 3La Jolla Cove8.9 km
- 4Marine Room Turtle Reef8.9 km
- 5La Jolla Canyon9.4 km
- 6La Jolla Shores9.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org