G. Mission Bay
North Jetty – tip
RestrictedTake allowed, but with a spot-specific limit (pier buffer, city code, closure, anchoring ban) Approximate area — exact entry not verified
- EntryShore / boat
- PinApproximate
- Sources2 · low
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
32.75881, -117.25904 (placed from Trevor's map mark, not verified). End of the north jetty. (D11)
- How to find it
Ocean end of the north jetty at the channel mouth; long walk out the jetty from the south end of Mission Blvd
- Entry and exit
no source found; a long walk out on the rocks from the south end of Mission Blvd
Parts of this aren't known yet — help us fill them in.
- Parking and facilities
Mission Point Park lot about 700 m back along the jetty (D80, D42)
- Access
shore (long walk out the jetty) / boat
The dive
- Depth
generally under 20 ft along the jetties (D11)
- Terrain
boulder jetty to sand (D11)
- Skill
advanced: exposed tip (see Hazards)
- Best conditions
about 2 hours before high tide, on the incoming (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)
Hazards
waves on the outer rocks, boat traffic at the channel mouth, currents at tide changes (D11)
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 – Avalanche (OB north end)
surface · points at north Ocean Beach near the river jetty (Surfline point 32.7527, −117.2533) · run by Surfline (hosted by Ocean Beach Hotel)
Sources & last verified
- Coordinates
- 32.75881, -117.25904 (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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