Finding the pulse of the reef...
This week
snorkel & freedive readBest day this week: Tuesday, 8 AM–1 PM. Still an early read.
Next 12 hours
Partly cloudy for the next 12 hours, cooling to 61°.
Conditions
Visibility, water, current, and wind. The in-water read.
Visibility
Decent
Calm wind · Recent / incoming rain
Water
58°
5–7 mm + hood
Current
0.2 kt
slack
Surge
11.1s
low surge
Wind
1 mph
offshore N
Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.
The spot
The things that stay true when the weather changes.
Point Lobos (Whalers Cove), CA runs roughly 15 to 80 feet deep in the area people use.
Visibility swings widely day to day. DAN reports more than 80 ft on the best days in Carmel Bay.
Checked 2026-07-19. Sources: California State Parks, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Divers Alert Network.
Tides & Sky
When the water moves, and how bright the night.
Best in-water window
3:31 PM – 5:31 PM
Low slack · Good light · Least current
Slack tide means least current and the clearest water — best around the turn, in good light.
High
9:54 PM
5.459ft
Low
4:55 AM
-0.09ft
Full Moon
100%
Daylight: 13h 8m · UV 6 Moderate
Life
The reef keeps its own calendar.
Heermann's Gull · Western Gull · Common Murre · California Brown Pelican · Brandt's Cormorant +1 more
Regulations
Take only what the season allows.
We've only loaded detailed seasons & limits for South Florida so far. For California, check the official source before you fish:
California saltwater regulationsOfficial source: CDFW· opens the agency site
Not perfect, but the reef is calling.
Snorkel: decent viz, cold 58 F water, 5-6 ft waves, 1 mph offshore wind.
Best window: 3:31 PM–5:31 PM · Low slack · Good light · Least current