Where Can You Do Free Spear Fish Diving in Monterey

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• #1

Does anyone know of a shore dive location around the Monterey, CA with substantial depth for freediving?

I've been diving in the Monterey area and the waters stay pretty shallow. At 100 yards out, the depth is still only xl'.

I'm actually looking for a spot that I can swim out to (no boat) and do some deeper dives. Anyone know of any spot, say, within 20 miles north or south of Monterey with decent visibility and a steep depth progression or drop?

Thank you in advance!

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• #iii

I'k afraid that I can't Stephan. Monterey is nearly 400 miles north of me. I've visited and its a cute expanse, but I've never been diving there.

• #4

@super171 if you become out to the metridium fields at the breakwater - have a 270 heading out (from the base of the physical foundation on the south side of the San Carlos beach,) and swim 300 meters out yous will be in 20m of water, a trivial more at high tide.

or for the about depth and less navigating, bulldoze southward only a bit to Monastery Beach ( the formal proper noun is Carmel River state Beach and is sometimes referred to as San Jose Creek beach - but locals and divers know information technology equally "monastery") If you get past the entrance to Point Lobos land park you've gone likewise far. Become back and just park on the side of the road - it's very obvious and you lot will see other cars

Park at the northward end of the embankment to enter the northward side of the cove, to the dotted kelp line that will take you to the canyon that gives you 2 miles downwardly of depth. the swim out to the beginning of the kelp line is maybe 50 yards out.
exercise non dive lone, make sure you lot know where and how y'all will enter and go out BEFORE you go in ( sneaker waves and super serious undertow some of the time) but otherwise an incredible place to dive and and so much glorious body of water life to run across.

if you dive on the s side it is as equally pretty but a consistent white sand bottom that goes to about xv-20m.

once again pls do Not dive monastery ( or anywhere) solitary, or IF you and your buddy are Not comfortable in NorCal conditions then become with someone who has been at that place before ( you tin can ping folks on the Monterey Bay Freedivers to find a buddy or a tour guide)

have fun & exist safe

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• #v

That'south a lot of useful information. I've heard that monastery was cute (and unsafe), but I didn't know there was a canyon in that location. I'll take to go check information technology out.

Thanks for the response and the link!

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• #6

Which locations have you used in the past? I've been diving at the breakwater and Del Monte embankment. Between the ii, the breakwater is a better bet if you're going for depth. It'southward a very easy site to use, and very pop with the divers.

• #seven

Which locations have you used in the past? I've been diving at the breakwater and Del Monte embankment. Betwixt the two, the breakwater is a amend bet if y'all're going for depth. Information technology's a very like shooting fish in a barrel site to use, and very popular with the divers.

I've actually just been spearfishing Monterey. I got into it a couple months ago, and I've been going to Otter Cove. The depth at the kelp beds range from 28-40'. Information technology's a nice place to swoop, only I'k looking for some dissimilar and more challenging locations.

I was planning on diving breakwater at some point (without the spear of grade). I've heard a lot of good about it.

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• #8

It's a pretty cool location. Very accessible, with parking nearby, outdoor freshwater showers, and restrooms at the site. There are even steps down to the beach.

Information technology tends to exist a very busy location, but if that doesn't bother you lot, it's worth a attempt.

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