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BeginnerShore Dive

Otter Cove

California, United States
Depth10–60 ft (3–18.3 m)
AccessShore
Cert LevelOpen Water
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High tide on small-swell days; winter often calmest per local forecasts

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A quiet cove on Ocean View Boulevard about a quarter mile up the coast from Lovers Point in Pacific Grove, named for the sea otters that frequent its kelp beds. A broad shallow shelf of kelp- and coralline-covered rock in 10-15 feet extends offshore before the bottom slopes gradually to around 60 feet. Far less crowded than the Monterey classics, but the rocky shallows make it a high-tide dive.

Quick Facts

Depth Range3m – 18.3m
CertificationOpen Water
Gear7mm wetsuit or drysuit; sturdy booties for the rocky shallows
HazardsAt low tide up to 30 yards of shallow or exposed rocks must be crossed; surge when swell wraps in from the wrong direction; thick kelp in summer
reefshore

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