Diving Conditions Today
Poor-Fair
Element Conditions · Updated 1 d ago
2 ft SSW swell at 14s is holding viz to 33 ft.
Visibility
30–35ft
Epic
Updated 1 d ago
Wind
19mph
NW
22 mph
Onshore
NOAA HRRR·GFS · 1 hr ago
Swell
1.6ft
14s · SSW
NOAA GFS-Wave · 1 hr ago
Surf
2–3ft
Chest high
NOAA GFS-Wave · 1 hr ago
Current
0.3kt
SE drift
Ocean model · 1 hr ago
Water temp
72°F
2 mm springsuit
Ocean model · 1 hr ago
TideNow
12:35am-0.1ft
7:28am4.3ft
12:24pm2.6ft
6:14pm5.5ft
3am6am9amNoon3pm6pm9pm
NOAA tides
89°H:93° L:76°·Clear
Dive reports
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By the divers who swim it.
About Gull Island
Dive area in Gull Island SMR. Kelp forests, rocky reefs and pinnacles, sandy seafloor and canyons off Santa Cruz Island; California sheephead, spiny lobster, kelp bass, purple hydrocoral. Boat (~1 hr); scuba/snorkel, ~100ft visibility. Take rule: No-take reserve. (Source: CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife.)
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