Farnsworth

Farnsworth

Diving Conditions Today
Fair-Good
Element Conditions · Updated 23 hr ago

2 ft S swell at 14s is holding viz to 32 ft.

VisibilityObserved
30–35ft
Epic
Catalina Cam · 2h ago
Wind
4mph
NW
5 mph
Onshore
NOAA HRRR·GFS · 3 hr ago
Swell
1.8ft
14s · S
NOAA GFS-Wave · 2 hr ago
Surf
2–3ft
Chest high
NOAA GFS-Wave · 2 hr ago
Current
0.4kt
WNW drift
Ocean model · 2 hr ago
Water temp
75°F
2 mm springsuit
Ocean model · 2 hr ago
Tide
7:15am4.2ft
12:08pm2.7ft
5:54pm5.3ft
Now
3am6am9amNoon3pm6pm9pm
NOAA tides
83°H:85° L:73°·Clear
CCCatalina Cam11:53a

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.

By the divers who swim it.

About Farnsworth

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.)

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