Diving Conditions Today
Very Good
Element Conditions · Updated 23 hr ago
2 ft entry surf, light wind, rising tide, viz likely 35 ft.
Visibility
30–35ft
Epic
Updated 23 hr ago
Wind
7mph
W
7 mph
Onshore
NOAA HRRR·GFS · 3 hr ago
Swell
3.1ft
8s · NW
NOAA GFS-Wave · 2 hr ago
Surf
2–3ft
Chest high
NOAA GFS-Wave · 2 hr ago
Current
0.3kt
N drift
Ocean model · 2 hr ago
Water temp
66°F
3/2 mm fullsuit
Ocean model · 2 hr ago
TideNow
1:07am-0.2ft
8:11am4.3ft
1:02pm2.7ft
6:46pm5.3ft
3am6am9amNoon3pm6pm9pm
NOAA tides
72°H:79° L:57°·Clear
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About Monastery Beach
A reef reached by shore entry. Maximum depth around 27.0 m. Generally rated advanced (intrinsic difficulty; conditions vary). Inside Point Lobos State Marine Reserve (SMR). Diving and freediving are non-consumptive and generally allowed; check take rules before spearfishing. CDFW, Point Lobos State Marine Reserve: Rock formations, kelp forest, surfgrass and the Carmel submarine canyon. Common life: lingcod, blue rockfish, cabezon, sea otters, leopard sharks. No-take reserve (advance reservations required to dive), no take of any kind. (Source: CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife.)
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