G. Mission Bay
North Jetty – channel side (inner end)
RestrictedTake allowed, but with a spot-specific limit (pier buffer, city code, closure, anchoring ban) Approximate area — exact entry not verified
- EntryShore
- PinApproximate
- Sources3 · medium
Legal note: City code bans swimming and diving in the Mission Bay ocean channel and "on or from breakwaters." Divers report diving here anyway. Confirm with Mission Bay Lifeguards before you go.
Rules last verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full rules ›
Approximate location — check the spot on satellite before you go.
Getting in
- Location
32.75919, -117.25167 (placed from Trevor's map mark, not verified). South end of Mission Blvd, bay-side lot. (D11)
- How to find it
Channel face of the north jetty where it meets South Mission Beach, south end of Mission Blvd; bay-side lot
- Entry and exit
bay-side lot is the easier entry; exit up the rock slope (D11)
- Parking and facilities
Mission Point Park lot about 60 m away (D80): free parking, showers and restrooms; gates close 10 p.m. (D42)
The dive
- Depth
generally under 20 ft (D11)
- Terrain
boulders down to a rock/sand line, where most of the life is (D11)
- Skill
see mission-bay-north-jetty
- Best conditions
about 2 hours before high tide, on the incoming (D11)
- Visibility
often poor, but sheltered (D11)
Notes for every spot in Mission Bay
The jetties are protected from most surf, so they can still be a good dive when visibility elsewhere is poor. (D11) Waterhorse calls Mission Bay the best place in San Diego for night diving and lobster from shore. (D45) Check laws.md first: city code limits swimming and diving in the channel and on the breakwaters.
Lobster
people night-dive the jetties for lobster (D11, D69)
Hazards
boat traffic in the channel, currents at tide changes, fishing line and anglers (D11, D13)
Rules here
Restricted
City code bans swimming and diving in the Mission Bay ocean channel and "on or from breakwaters." Divers report diving here anyway. Confirm with Mission Bay Lifeguards before you go.
Zones
Full rules ›
Legal sources
Cameras
Pacific View Inn cambest for this spot
surface · points at beach just west of Mission Bay · run by Pacific View Inn
Surfline – Mission Beach (Mission Beach and Mission Beach South)
surface · points at Mission Beach · run by Surfline
Sources & last verified
- Coordinates
- 32.75919, -117.25167 (approx (placed from Trevor's map marks 2026-11-08, 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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