South Point
Protected Area
South Point (Santa Rosa Island) State Marine Reserve
Why dive here
South Point is a dive in California, United States. Water ranges 14-21°C, warmest July, August, September.
South Point offers a solid California dive, especially when the conditions are calm. You’ll find kelp forests here, with leopard sharks often cruising through the fronds, alongside occasional horn sharks resting on the rocky bottom. It's a good spot for divers comfortable navigating through kelp, providing reliable encounters with local California species.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for South Point
South Point Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for South 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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