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CASINO POINT 10’ - 40’ Beg. - Int. By swells give site its name. Rocky reefs,
old fishing village, this dive descends over walls, pinnacles and kelp. Big bat rays and
rocky reef from near shore to 40’. pelagic fishes.
Excellent snorkeling.
San Diego County Coast:
85-FT. REEF 60’ - 85’ Adv. Kelp forested
area offshore 0.75 miles east of CAMP PENDLETON 30’ - 60 Int. - Adv.
lighthouse. Great visibility and pelagic Boat dive(s) off Camp Pendleton to
fishes make area good for game fishing. artificial rock reef at 33019.30' N,
Caution: Severe currents. 117031.42' W (10 NM from Oceanside
Harbor at 3040 mag heading. Horno
PUERTO CUEVA LIGHTHOUSE 10’ - Canyon & French Canyon kelp forests
30’ Int. Harbor seal haul out on shore. and reefs. Fishes, lobsters.
Great visibility in shallow boulders and
rocky reefs area. Known for game fishing. OCEANSIDE HARBOR 40’ - 60’ Int. -
Adv. Artificial Reef # 1 consists of 2000
QUEEN'S POINT 40' - 45' Beg. - Int. tons of quarry rock approximately 1.75
Ridge between Middle Grounds and NM from harbor entrance at 2020 mag
North End. 1000's of white urchins and heading. Artificial Reef #2 consists of 12
black-eye gobies. piles of quarry rock(10,000 tons) approx.
2 NM from harbor entrance at 2480 mag
CORONADO DEL NORTE 10’ - 100’ + heading. Poor visibility, but good fishing.
Int. – Adv .Rock and sand bottom with
steep cliffs. Good visibility all around OCEANSIDE HARBOR - Surf beach
island. A cave thru south tip is dangerous. break between two jetties in swells from
North tip is exposed to currents, swell and all directions, year-round.
wind, and thus its name, "Pukey Point".
CARLSBAD 20’ - 40’ Beg.- Int .Beach
LOBSTER SHACK 30’ - 65'’+ Int. - Adv. entry at Carlsbad State Beach with sandy
Good boat dive in clear waters. Rocky and rocky bottom. Kelp here and there.
with lots of kelp. Steep slope from Gorgonian coral field near power plant.
shoreline. Wreck of small boat at 60'. Sea Good fishing for halibut, opaleye, jack
lions and harbor seals often act coy with mackerel, rockfish, yellowtail, & bonito.
divers. All kinds of kelp forest fish,
sunflower stars, lobsters. A few old glass SOUTH CARLSBAD 10’ - 50’ Beg.- Int.
artifacts from long-ago lobstermen can be Beach entry at South Carlsbad State
seen along steep slope. Beach. Kelp south of submarine canyon.
Fishing for halibut, sand bass, white
PUKEY POINT 40’ - 120’+ Adv. Good croakers, rockfish, and mackerel.
drift dive due to strong currents. Strong
