Approximate area — exact entry not verified
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Legal note: No coordinates yet. It's near the line where federal no-anchoring starts (32°39′54″ N), so drift-dive or ask the Navy. Lobster take isn't limited by that rule.
Rules last verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full rules ›
Approximate location — check the spot on satellite before you go.
Getting in
- Location
32.66550, -117.26000 (approximate, not verified in person).
- About 1 mile offshore, running parallel to shore along the seaward kelp edge.
- Walls and cracks lie directly west of the Point Loma lighthouse, where a depth finder jumps from 60 to 100 ft.
- Tight depth contours about ½ mile north of Train Wheels suggest good walls.
(D15, D20)
- How to find it
~1 mile off, straight out from the lighthouse; 65–115 ft
- Entry and exit
boat; about a 30-minute run from Mission Bay (D20)
The dive
- Depth
the top is at 65 ft (mostly 75–80 ft) and the bottom at 100–115 ft (D20, D12)
- Terrain
submerged sandstone cliffs with vertical drops up to 30 ft, fingers, undercuts and shelves; elsewhere collapsed into boulder slopes; boulders, then sand at the base (D20, D15)
- Best conditions
open-ocean location, generally good (D20)
- Visibility
about 30 ft average, reduced by upwelling blooms (D20, D12)
Notes for every spot in Point Loma kelp & sea cliffs
What applies to every Point Loma spot
- Access: boat only. Charters run about 30 minutes from Mission Bay; private boats launch from Mission Bay or San Diego Bay ramps. (D15, D20)
- Kelp: the bed runs from just south of the Mission Bay channel to past the point. Its size changes year to year, and the southern half is the best. (D15)
- Currents: longshore flow and tidal flow in and out of the bay can be strong, especially near the tip. Dive near high or low slack if you can. (D15, D14)
- Best season: the kelp is healthiest in late fall and winter. (D16)
- Thermoclines: common, with a drop of about 10°F by 40 ft. (D14)
- Lobster: Waterhorse names the Point Loma kelp beds as a top San Diego lobster area. (D45)
- Military land: the southern part of Point Loma is a restricted military area. (D20)
Lobster
lobster live in the top ledges and bottom boulders — "lobster in the right spots" (D20, D12)
Hazards
currents sometimes strong; depth; boat traffic; heavy swell at times (D20)
Rules here
Unconfirmed
No coordinates yet. It's near the line where federal no-anchoring starts (32°39′54″ N), so drift-dive or ask the Navy. Lobster take isn't limited by that rule.
Zones
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Cameras
No live cam for this spot.
Sources & last verified
- Coordinates
- 32.6655, -117.26 (approx (desk estimate 2026-10-22, not verified))
Approximate location — not verified: the pin is an estimate; check it on site.
- Rules last verified
- Nov 12, 2026 (laws.md)
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