Painted Cave
Painted Cave

Painted Cave

Diving Conditions Today
Fair
Element Conditions · Updated 23 hr ago

2 ft SSW swell at 14s is holding viz to 34 ft.

Visibility
30–35ft
Epic
Updated 23 hr ago
Wind
14mph
W
15 mph
Onshore
NOAA HRRR·GFS · 3 hr ago
Swell
1.5ft
14s · SSW
NOAA GFS-Wave · 2 hr ago
Surf
2–3ft
Chest high
NOAA GFS-Wave · 2 hr ago
Current
0.3kt
NE drift
Ocean model · 2 hr ago
Water temp
72°F
2 mm springsuit
Ocean model · 2 hr ago
Tide
12:35am-0.1ft
7:28am4.3ft
12:24pm2.6ft
6:14pm5.5ft
Now
3am6am9amNoon3pm6pm9pm
NOAA tides
83°H:85° L:68°·Clear
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About Painted Cave

Dive area in Painted Cave SMCA. Rocky shores and reefs, sandy seafloor, kelp forests off Santa Cruz Island; spiny lobster, seals, kelp/giant sea bass, brown pelicans. Boat (~1 hr from Ventura); snorkel and scuba, ~100ft visibility. Take rule: Take prohibited except recreational spiny lobster and pelagic finfish. (Source: CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife.)

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