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AdvancedShore Dive
Butterfly House
California, United States
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An advanced Carmel shore dive named for the private home with a butterfly-shaped roofline on Scenic Road south of Carmel Point. A steep winding path leads down the cliff to a rocky staging area and tricky entry, beyond which lie granite reefs, sand channels and a rich giant kelp forest with depths dropping from 15-20 feet near shore to 60-90 feet within kicking range. The site is exposed to swell from nearly every direction and should only be dived on very small swell.
Quick Facts
Depth Range4.6m – 27.4m
CertificationAdvanced Open Water
GearDrysuit or 7mm, minimal/streamlined gear due to the climb, reef-safe gloves, surface marker
HazardsSteep cliff path with heavy gear (multiple trips advised), significant surge in the shallows, rapidly changing conditions, hazardous rock-reef with rogue waves to the left of the entry, current pushing north beyond the protective rocks
reefshore
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