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GRATIA WRECK ("MARGATE ST. which there are at least a dozen varieties
WRECK") 33' Beg. 1932 wreck off right here.
Margate St. has thick kelp, which can
make her hard to find. The fully encrusted, LUNADA BAY - Powerful Hawaiian
decomposing wreck is a haven to calico style right wave, but it has a serious local
bass, lobsters, sheephead and anemones. vibe. Best head-high all the way to 20' in
N or NW winter swell and a Santa Ana
AVALON & CRANE WRECK 65' Beg.- wind. Rock reef bottom.
Int. This 300' ship with a large crane atop
sank in 1954. It makes for great training CHRISTMAS TREE COVE 10'-45' Int.-
for wreck diving. The location is just Adv. Divers enter Christmas Tree Cove
outside of Indicator Point off Chiswick via a steep dirt path at 2800 Paseo Del Mar
Rd. and it can be swum to from there. The reefs. The underwater features mini walls
kelp forest is rich. and kelp, and usually the best visibility
around the PV Peninsula. This is a popular
INDICATOR POINT 10'-45' Beg.-Int. game fish area, although it also features
300' yds. from the Viewpoint the trail garibaldi, opaleye, treefish, and colorful
leads down to a shore entry that leads to blue banded gobi. Invertebrates include:
thick kelp and big rocks, where lobsters, Sponges, anemones, keyhole limpets,
halibut, calico bass and opaleye reside in Spanish shawls, chesnut cowries, and
PV's rich, cool waters. octopi. Good snorkeling throughout.
PALOS VERDES POINT 10'-70' Beg.- POINT VINCENTE FISHING ACCESS
Int. Enter from Lunada Bay to kelp beds 10'-100' Int.- Adv. Beach access to this
which range from north of Palos Verdes favorite dive spot is via the “Cardiac Hill”
Point to Resort Point. This is typically a path or by boat. This site is a wide cove,
shallow dive, which is also good for but it is best on the east side, where there
snorkeling. Caution: West swell can be are rocks, boulders, kelp and good
extremely heavy, esp. in winter, and there visibility. The rocks feature gorgonian
can be currents. stands, scallops, strawberry anemones,
and nudibranchs. The kelp forest features
DOMINATOR WRECK 0'-20' Beg.-Int. señoritas, garibaldi, opaleye, various
This big grain freighter ran aground in rockfish. kelp bass and much more.
1962 and it is visible from the 120' high Diving is good from nearshore clear out to
bluff above. Jagged iron ship parts are a pair of wash rocks about 250 yards out
awash at low tide. Caution: Surgy with (A long swim). This area is most
waves around jagged wreck. This is a commonly dived October to December
fabulous spot for close-up photographers, during Santa Ana winds. The shallows are
especially for colorful nudibranchs, of great for snorkeling too. Caution: Strong
currents.
