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Santa Cruz Island Dive Sites
WEST POINT 30’-60’ “Potato Patch” turbulence off- SURGING T 20’-60’ Pinnacles break the surface. Site
shore. Divers see lobsters. has boulders, but no kelp. The protected area is full
of lobsters and fish that you can only look at.
PAINTED CAVE 30’-35’ World’s largest sea cave has
rock walls and a sand bottom. Divers see sea stars, SCORPION ANCHORAGE 40’-65’ Reef with inshore
sunflower stars, anemones, halibut, Pacific electric kelp, lobsters, scallops, colorful anemones, calico
rays, and angel sharks. Certified cave divers only. bass, and halibut.
ARCH ROCK 20’-40’ Reef offshore has sand and PEACOCK WRECK 40’-60’ WWI boat hull is still intact,
rocks, lobsters, scallops, and halibut. 50 yds northeast of Scorpion Rocks at 60’ depth.
Caution: currents.
PROFILE POINT 10’-50’ Features a variety of colorful
anemones, and scallops. NORTH SMUGGLERS REEFS 10’-25’ Hungryman’s
Anchorage area is dived when winds blow at other
DIABLO ANCHORAGE 20’-40’ Sandy with large rocks sites. Sandy with bat rays, sand dollars, sea urchins,
and many scallops. Fry’s Cove (Harbor) sea stars, and cowries.
POTATO ROCK 60’-85’ Wall on the east side has scal- YELLOWBANKS ANCHORAGE 20’-60’ Huge kelp beds
lops and sheephead. Caution: Surgy. and offshore reefs host abalone, lobsters, and kelp
forest creatures of all kinds.
CHINESE HARBOR 30’-90’ Sandy with halibut, angel
sharks, and bat rays.
