The Palisades
Protected Area
Casino Point (Catalina Island) State Marine Conservation Area
Why dive here
The Palisades is a wall dive in California, United States. Water ranges 14-21°C, warmest July, August, September.
The Palisades offers a solid wall dive experience in California. It's a spot where you can often drift along, watching rockfish peer from crevices and occasional nudibranchs inching across the rock face. We’d suggest this one for divers who appreciate the subtler beauty of California’s temperate reefs and don't mind a bit of a current. It’s a reliable choice for a relaxing afternoon dive.
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Kelp Forest
Catalina Divers Supply & Snorkeling
Ron Moore's Dive Catalina
Catalina Scuba
Pacific Wilderness, Inc.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for The Palisades
The Palisades Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for The Palisades, 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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