Dive Sites - Southern California
Southern California is home to some amazing scuba diving all along the coastline. Whether you are enjoying a beautiful boat dive or hitting the shoreline, you're guaranteed to see some of the most amazing things on your dives.
Some favorites in our waters are Giant Black Sea Bass, White Sea Bass, Sea Lions, Harbor Seals, Dolphins, Sheepshead, Garibaldi, passing Whales, Sea Turtles, and much more!
Here are some of our favorite dive sites!
| Dive Sites - Orange County | Site info |
| Anaheim Bay Breakwater | Near the Naval Base, easy entry/exits. |
| Bolsa Chica | State Marine Reserve, excellent areas! |
| Huntington Beach | 9.5 miles of beach! |
| Newport Pier | Canyon areas available to explore. |
| "The Wedge" | Big surf site, better hunting. |
| Corona Del Mar | Close to Newport Harbor! |
| Little Corona | Part of Corona Del Mar! |
| Horse Ranch | Crystal Cove Dive site. |
| Crystal Cove Underwater Park | Large Underwater Park reserve! |
| Reef Point/Scotchman's Cove | Crystal Cove Dive site. |
| Corsair | Crystal Cove Dive site. |
| Historic Anchor | Crystal Cove Dive site. |
| Irvine Cove | Private, but fun! |
| Emerald Bay | Private area, but fun to dive! |
| Crescent Bay (Seal Rock) | Come see the sea lions! |
| Deadman's Reef | Great Riviera Boat Dive! |
| Shaw's Cove | #1 Dive Site in Orange County! |
| Fisherman's Cove | Large Kelp Beds located here. |
| Diver's Cove | Enjoy bat rays and halibuts! |
| Picnic Beach | Healthy Kelp Beds here! |
| Rocky Beach | Just like the name, tons of rock! |
| Heisler Park | Kelp, kelp, kelp. |
| Main Beach | Great place to check out lobsters! |
| Cleo Street Barge | A sunken barge to explore! |
| Broadway Reef | A Riviera favorite! |
| Cress Street | Explore some amazing reef areas! |
| Wood's Cove | Riviera takes you to deep reefs! |
| Moss Point | Home to some amazing kelp beds. |
| Victoria Street | Private and fun as can be! |
| Treasure Island | Riviera Accessible! |
| Aliso Beach | Big surf, but bigger exploratory areas. |
| Thousand Steps (Salt Creek) | Might be a long walk, but it's great hunting! |
| Monarch Point | Riviera Favorite! |
| Three Arch Bay | Enjoy underwater beauty! |
| A.C.E. Wreck | A SoCal premiere Wreck dive! |
| San Clemente Rocks | See the artificial reefs! |
| Sunset Wreck | |
| Gary's Barge | |
| Savino's | |
| Elsie I | |
| Barge Rock | |
| HB Trawler | |
| HB Barge | |
| Margaret F. | |
| P38 Lightning | |
| Frontier | |
| Izor's Reef |
| Dive Sites - Catalina Island! | Site info |
| Land's End | |
| Johnson's Rocks | |
| Black Point | |
| Parson's Landing | |
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| Johnson's Landing | |
| Indian Rocks | |
| Emerald Bay & Sandy Beach | |
| Howland's Landing | |
| Big Geiger | |
| Little Geiger | |
| Eagle Reef | |
| Eel Cove | |
| Jake's Beach | |
| Lion Head | |
| Cherry Cove | |
| 4th of July Cove | |
| Ship Rock | |
| Isthmus Cove | |
| Isthmus High Spot | |
| Bird Rock | |
| Harbor Reef | |
| Big Fisherman's Cove | |
| Blue Cavern Point | |
| Sea Fan Grotto | |
| Rock Quarry | |
| Yellowtail Point (Halfway Reef) | |
| Empire Landing | |
| No Name Wreck | |
| Ripper's Cove | |
| Seal Point & Paradise Cove | |
| Little Gibraltar Point | |
| Eel Land & Goat Harbor | |
| Twin Rocks | |
| Little Goat | |
| Italian Gardens | |
| Long Point | |
| Pirates Cove & Buttonshell Beach | |
| Henrock Reef & Henrock Cove | |
| White's Landing | |
| Moonstone Cove | |
| Torqua Springs | |
| Toyon Bay | |
| Frog Rock | |
| Hamilton Cove | |
| Descanso Beach | |
| Valiant Wreck | |
| Avalon Underwater Park | |
| Sue-Jac Wreck | |
| Avalon Bay | |
| Lover's Cove | |
| Pinnacle Rock | |
| Little Farnsworth | |
| Infidel Wreck | |
| Rock Pile | |
| Jewfish Point | |
| Seal Rocks | |
| Church Rock | |
| Binnacle Rock | |
| Palisades | |
| Silver Canyon Landing | |
| Salta Verde Point | |
| China Point | |
| Farnsworth Banks | |
| Ben Weston Point | |
| Sentinel Rock | |
| Ragger's Point | |
| Little Harbor & Shark Harbor | |
| Fred Rock | |
| Pedestal Rock | |
| Pin Rock | |
| Catalina Harbor & Well's Beach | |
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Catalina Head |
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Lobster Bay |
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Cape Cortes |
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Kelp Bay |
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Whale Rock |
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Ribbon Rock |
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Iron Bound Cove |
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Bull Rock |
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Eagle Rock |
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| Toro | |
| Grumman | |
| Goose | |
| Starlight Wreck | |
| Blue Cavern Wreck | |
| Piper | |
| Charles F. Crocker | |
| Palmyra | |
| S.N. Castle | |
| Submarine dockage | |
| Dreamer II | |
| Diosa Mar |
| Dive Sites - San Diego County | Site info |
| San Diego - La Jolla Underwater Park | |
| Scripps Canyon | |
| La Jolla Shores | |
| Marine Room | |
| La Jolla Cove | |
| Boomer Beach | |
| Children's Pool | |
| Hospital Point | |
| Windansea Beach | |
| HMCS Yukon | |
| NOSC Tower | |
| Yukon | |
| Ruby E | |
| Sunset Cliffs | |
| Point Loma Kelp Beds | |
| USS Hogan | |
| Train Wheels | |
| The Lobster Shack, Coronados Island | |
| Middle Grounds, Coronados Island | |
| Kelp Ridge, Coronados Island | |
| P38 Lightning | |
| El Rey | |
| Ingram Street Bridge | |
| F-4 Phantom | |
| High Seas | |
| S-37 | |
| TBM Avenger | |
| Lobster Wreck | |
| Cape Charles | |
| Deep Array | |
| Polaris Tower |
| Dive Sites - Other Great Southern California sites! | Site info |
| Oil Rigs - Eureka, Ellen, Ellie | |
| Olympic II Wreck | |
| San Clemente Island | |
| Santa Barbara Island | |
| San Nicolas Island & Begg Rock | |
| Palos Verdes Peninsula | |
| Macassar Straits | |
| USS Cabiildo | |
| John C. Butler | |
| Koka | |
| No Name Tug | |
| Gregory White Eagle | |
| Tiara | |
| Sportboat Wreck | |
| The Caissons | |
| USS Moody | |
| ACE I Wreck | |
| Georgia Straits | |
| FS Loop | |
| 14 Minute Wreck | |
| February 19th Wreck | |
| Southwest Wreck | |
| Centennial (Dipley's) | |
| Fog Wreck | |
| East Fog Wreck | |
| Chain Wreck | |
| Monfalcone (Gambler) | |
| Star of Scotland | |
| Owens Wreck | |
| Sailboat Wreck | |
| Long Wharf | |
| American Boy | |
| Ameco | |
| LCM3 | |
| Palawan | |
| Sacramento | |
| Dominator | |
| Southern Lights | |
| Jenny Lynne | |
| Santa Clara | |
| Radio Tower |