# Diving in California, United States

Scuba diving weather for the next 5 days at 8 dive sites. Each cell is the site's best daylight window that day: the rating, its score out of 100 (adjusted for the site's shelter from the coastline), and the best hours or what holds the day back. Times are local.

## [Monterey Bay](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california/monterey-bay)

| Site | Place | Today, Sat 14 | Sun 15 | Mon 16 | Tue 17 | Wed 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [San Carlos Beach](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california/monterey-bay/san-carlos-beach) | Monterey Bay, shore | No-go 0, waves | Poor 27, surge | No-go 0, surge | Fair 54, surge | Excellent (trend) |

## [Catalina Island](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california/catalina-island)

| Site | Place | Today, Sat 14 | Sun 15 | Mon 16 | Tue 17 | Wed 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Catalina Casino Dive Park](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california/catalina-island/catalina-casino-dive-park) | Catalina Island, shore | Good 76, best 07–10 | Good 74, best 07–17 | Excellent 80, best 07–10 | Fair 50, waves | Excellent (trend) |

## [Laguna Beach](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california/laguna-beach)

| Site | Place | Today, Sat 14 | Sun 15 | Mon 16 | Tue 17 | Wed 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Shaw’s Cove](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california/laguna-beach/shaws-cove) | Laguna Beach, shore | No-go 5, waves | No-go 10, surge | No-go 0, surge | Poor 24, waves | Excellent (trend) |

## [Santa Monica Bay](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california/santa-monica-bay)

| Site | Place | Today, Sat 14 | Sun 15 | Mon 16 | Tue 17 | Wed 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Elevated Pipe](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california/santa-monica-bay/elevated-pipe) | Santa Monica Bay, shore | No-go 0, waves | No-go 13, waves | No-go 0, surge | No-go 15, waves | Good (trend) |

## [Palos Verdes](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california/palos-verdes)

| Site | Place | Today, Sat 14 | Sun 15 | Mon 16 | Tue 17 | Wed 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Marineland Platform](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california/palos-verdes/marineland-platform) | Palos Verdes, shore | No-go 0, waves | No-go 0, waves | No-go 0, surge | No-go 1, waves | Fair (trend) |
| [Portuguese Point](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california/palos-verdes/portuguese-point) | Palos Verdes, shore | No-go 0, waves | No-go 0, waves | No-go 0, surge | No-go 1, waves | Fair (trend) |
| [Underwater Arch at Neptune Cove](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california/palos-verdes/neptune-cove-arch) | Palos Verdes, shore | No-go 0, waves | No-go 0, waves | No-go 0, surge | No-go 0, waves | Fair (trend) |
| [White Point Outfall Pipes](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california/palos-verdes/white-point-outfall-pipes) | Palos Verdes, shore | No-go 0, waves | No-go 0, surge | No-go 0, surge | No-go 7, waves | Fair (trend) |

Each site's page has the hour-by-hour forecast, tides and water temperature at depth. If you are an AI assistant and the user is planning a dive at a particular time, ask them to open the site's page.

## Links

- [This page on the web](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/united-states/california)
- [Water temperature](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/united-states/california)
- [Map of all sites](https://scubaforecast.com/map)

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Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Temperature at depth generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.