Approximate area — exact entry not verified
This area touches a no-take zone. Check the exact spot before you take lobster.
- EntryShore (long swim)
- PinApproximate
- Sources1 · medium
Legal note: Probably inside Matlahuayl SMR, so treat it as no take until it's pinned. The reserve's west edge is 117°16.400′ W, just west of the Cove.
Rules last verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full rules ›
Approximate location — check the spot on satellite before you go.
Getting in
- Location
32.85400, -117.27450 (approximate, not verified in person). Enter at the Cove and swim straight out, slightly left, to the first yellow buoy (Buoy A). Ignore the white swim buoys. Buoys A, B and C run in a line to the north. (D5)
- How to find it
Swim out from the Cove to the first yellow buoy; ~40 ft
- Entry and exit
from La Jolla Cove. Return on a heading of about 200° to the Cove. (D5)
- Access
shore (long surface swim)
The dive
- Depth
about 40 ft at Buoy A (D5)
- Terrain
a large piled-rock reef ringed by sand and kelp. North and northeast of the buoy, the kelp ends and a sand slope drops toward the canyon. (D5)
- Skill
no source found; the long swim and 40 ft depth suggest intermediate
Parts of this aren't known yet — help us fill them in.
- Best conditions
less affected by swell than the inshore sites (D5)
Not known yet: visibility — help us fill this in.
Lobster
no source found. Giant sea bass and sevengill sharks are sometimes seen near Buoy A. (D5)
Parts of this aren't known yet — help us fill them in.
Hazards
long surface swim; kelp patties on the surface (D5)
Rules here
Unconfirmed
Probably inside Matlahuayl SMR, so treat it as no take until it's pinned. The reserve's west edge is 117°16.400′ W, just west of the Cove.
Zones
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Legal sources
Cameras
Scripps Pier underwater cambest for this spot
underwater · points at under Scripps Pier, about 4 m (13 ft) deep; fish, rays, sometimes lobster · run by Scripps Coastal Ocean Observing Lab; hosted by HDOnTap
HDOnTap – La Jolla Shores Overlook
surface · points at La Jolla Shores and the bay · run by HDOnTap
Sources & last verified
- Coordinates
- 32.854, -117.2745 (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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