2 ft S swell at 14s is holding viz to 32 ft.
Catalina Cam observation: visibility 25–40 ft (auto, medium confidence). No highlights/replay badge, frames show live blue water with no dock pilings in view. Nearby reef rock at lower left is reasonably crisp, and small blacksmith-sized fish (~8 in) appear as small but recognizable dark shapes mid-frame, implying roughly 25-35 ft; the sand/cobble bottom at lower right fades into haze at a similar range, and the far water column is featureless blue haze with a visible light-scatter cast. Nothing distinct remains beyond that, so I put visibility in the 25-40 ft band, a bit under the October average.
Dive area in Farnsworth Onshore SMCA. Catalina windward famous dive area; rocky reefs, kelp forests, sandy seafloor, pinnacles with purple hydrocoral; kelp bass, halibut, white seabass, yellowtail. Boat-access via Avalon operators. Take rule: Spearfishing/take of white seabass and pelagic finfish allowed. (Source: CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife.)