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Terranea Resort/ Old Marineland
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States
EntryShore
Max depth18.3 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Oct
About this site
Terranea Resort/ Old Marineland is a reef dive site near Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, nudibranchs, lobsters, octopus, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 20 °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
Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptus
Ochre StarPisaster ochraceus
California SheepheadBodianus pulcher
Kelp BassParalabrax clathratus
GaribaldiHypsypops rubicundus
Nearby sites
- 1Long Point4.2 km
- 2Malaga Cove4.9 km
- 3Abalone Cove5.0 km
- 4Veteran's Park8.4 km
- 5Cabrillo Beach15 km
- 6Bird Rock - Catalina Island36 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org