G. Mission Bay
Mission Bay Channel South Jetty
Quivira jetty
RestrictedTake allowed, but with a spot-specific limit (pier buffer, city code, closure, anchoring ban) Approximate area — exact entry not verified
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Legal note: City code bans swimming and diving in the ocean channel and "on or from breakwaters," and this entry is on the jetty. Confirm with Mission Bay Lifeguards.
Rules last verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full rules ›
Approximate location — check the spot on satellite before you go.
Getting in
- Location
32.75791, -117.24553 (placed from Trevor's map mark on the jetty, not verified). Take Quivira Rd around to the end, near Lifeguard HQ. (D11)
- How to find it
End of Quivira Rd near Lifeguard HQ; enter directly on the jetty
- Entry and exit
enter directly from the jetty (D11)
- Parking and facilities
Hospitality Point free lots at the south end of Quivira Way, about 140 m away (D79, D80); fill early on summer weekends; restrooms nearby; open 4 a.m.–2 a.m. (D79)
The dive
- Depth
generally under 20 ft (D11)
- Terrain
boulders to the rock/sand line (D11)
- Skill
see mission-bay-north-jetty
- Best conditions
about 2 hours before high tide, on the incoming (D11)
- Visibility
see mission-bay-north-jetty
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
a diver reported small lobster in the channel outside the Quivira lifeguard station (D63); night lobster dives (D11)
Hazards
see mission-bay-north-jetty (D11, D13)
Rules here
Restricted
City code bans swimming and diving in the ocean channel and "on or from breakwaters," and this entry is on the jetty. Confirm with Mission Bay Lifeguards.
Zones
Full rules ›
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Cameras
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
- 32.75791, -117.24553 (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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