4 ft WNW swell at 12s is holding viz likely 20 ft.
An underwater park. Intrinsic difficulty not yet confirmed. Inside Van Damme State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA). Diving and freediving are non-consumptive and generally allowed; check take rules before spearfishing. CDFW, Van Damme State Marine Conservation Area: Rocky reef and kelp forest in a shallow Mendocino cove. Common life: rockfish, bat stars, urchins, abalone, anemones. Recreational take allowed per current regulations; commercial kelp harvest prohibited. (Source: CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife.)