Sentinel Point
Protected Area
Farnsworth Onshore (Catalina Island) State Marine Conservation Area
Why dive here
Sentinel Point is a dive in California, United States. Water ranges 14-21°C, warmest July, August, September.
Sentinel Point offers a relaxed shore dive, best enjoyed by less experienced divers looking for an easy entry. The sloping rocky reef plateaus gently, making it ideal for longer bottom times and practicing buoyancy. You’ll typically spot kelp bass darting through the fronds and sheephead grazing the rocks here. Keep an eye out for nudibranchs on the smaller algae.
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Kelp Forest
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Sentinel Point
Sentinel Point Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Sentinel Point, sourced from NOAA NDBC buoy data - nearest station: Topanga Nearshore, CA (103) (221km away)
October Averages
Sea Temperature
19°C
66°F · Range: 14–23.7°C
Air Temperature
18°C
65°F
Wave Height
0.6m
13.8s period
Based on 4 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC buoy data
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