California
7 coastal regions·2 island regions·205 beaches tracked·more of the coast in production
The Report covers 8 California regions, from San Luis Obispo County south to San Diego, plus Channel Islands National Park and Catalina Island. Along the mainland, long sand beaches with no rocky structure or kelp see little diving, and the shore dives center on rock and kelp: Leo Carrillo State Beach and the Palos Verdes coves in Los Angeles County, Little Corona del Mar Beach and Crystal Cove in Orange County, and Refugio State Beach on the Gaviota coast of Santa Barbara County.
The islands are a different trip. Every spot in Channel Islands National Park is reached by boat or by Island Packers ferry from Ventura. On Catalina, Casino Point Dive Park in Avalon is a shore dive, sheltered from open-coast surge by the shape of Avalon Bay.
The mainland and the islands see very different visibility. La Jolla Cove usually runs 10 to 20 feet and can drop to 5 during plankton blooms or after rain, and Malaga Cove in Los Angeles County averages 10 to 15. Offshore, Lovers Cove on Catalina usually runs 30 to 50 feet, Casino Point regularly runs 40 to 100, and the Coronado Islands off San Diego average near 50.
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The Report currently covers 10 regions, from San Diego up to Monterey plus Sonoma, the Channel Islands and Catalina. The rest of the Central Coast, the Bay Area, and the North Coast are being built region by region and will come online as their beaches are finished.
Live regions · south → north
San Diego up to Monterey, plus Sonoma, Channel Islands National Park and Catalina Island. More of the California coast is in production.
California · coastal regions
10 live regions from Sonoma down to San Diego, plus the Channel Islands and Catalina offshore. Click any region to find a beach. The rest of the California coast is in production.
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