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Legal note: No spot rules found. It's next to the Children's Pool closure, so follow posted signs Dec 15–May 15.
Rules last verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full rules ›
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Getting in
- Location
32.84670, -117.27880 (approximate, not verified in person). Use the stairs just south of the Children's Pool lifeguard tower. (D6)
- How to find it
Stairs just south of the Children's Pool lifeguard tower; sandy channel on the left of the cove
- Entry and exit
- Check first: before going down, look at the cove. If you can see the rock structure in the shallows, the sandy channel is usable. If you can't, the surf is too big.
- In: the rip in the channel makes entry easy.
- Where to dive: in the cove south of the seawall, or around in front of it for the classic Casa Cove dives.
- Out: come back through the channel (against the rip) and turn right.
- Backup exit: Wipeout Beach, a shorebreak. Keep your mask and fins on and crawl out.
(D6)
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The dive
- Depth
generally no deeper than about 30 ft unless you go far out (D6)
- Terrain
long parallel bands of rock reef running nearly parallel to shore, with a sandy channel on the left side of the cove (D6)
- Skill
less easy and less safe than Children's Pool; for divers who know what they're doing (D6)
- Best conditions
minimal surf and rip (D6)
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Lobster
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Hazards
surf, rip in the channel, submerged rocks, the Wipeout shorebreak (D6, D8)
Rules here
Legal
No spot rules found. It's next to the Children's Pool closure, so follow posted signs Dec 15–May 15.
Zones
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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
- 32.8467, -117.2788 (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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