Approximate area — exact entry not verified
- EntryShore (long swim) / boat
- PinApproximate
- Sources1 · medium
Legal note: No spot rules found. The shore route starts at Children's Pool, where the beach is closed Dec 15–May 15.
Rules last verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full rules ›
Approximate location — check the spot on satellite before you go.
Getting in
- Location
32.84650, -117.28600 (approximate, not verified in person). Offshore of Casa Cove; the bed's position changes year to year. (D6)
- How to find it
30–45 min surface swim out from Children's Pool; 45–60 ft; inner boat lane
- Entry and exit
- Swim out from Children's Pool: about 30 minutes to the inside of the kelp and 45 to the outside. From South Casa it takes longer.
- Take a compass bearing back to South Casa (or Shell Beach) before you descend.
(D6)
- Access
shore (long surface swim) or boat
The dive
- Terrain
large kelp beds over long bottom rock formations that look like fault lines (D6)
- Skill
no rating given; the long swim and boat lane make it an advanced shore option (D6)
Not known yet: best conditions, visibility — help us fill this in.
Lobster
Not known yet — help us fill this in.
Hazards
boat traffic in the inner boat lane — be ready to descend; the long surface swim (D6)
Rules here
Legal
No spot rules found. The shore route starts at Children's Pool, where the beach is closed Dec 15–May 15.
Zones
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Legal sources
Cameras
Scripps Pier underwater cam
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
Sources & last verified
- Coordinates
- 32.8465, -117.286 (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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