La Jolla Cove
★★★★☆
(1,582)
Just around the corner from one of Southern California’s most popular dive sites, La Jolla Shores, sits La Jolla Cove, the playground for a resident group of sea lions. This site is rockier and has kelp so it’s much different than its La Jolla Shores neighbor.
You are almost guaranteed sea lion sightings on this dive. Also look for garibaldi, stingrays, horn sharks, leopard sharks, and kelp fish.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 7
iStock-Michael Zeigler
758 Sightings
J
22
F
18
M
35
A
27
M
42
J
82
J
141
A
118
S
102
O
73
N
72
D
26
AdobeStock_cherylvb
Garibaldi Damselfish
568 Sightings
J
18
F
10
M
21
A
17
M
34
J
78
J
111
A
91
S
62
O
51
N
56
D
19
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 55
k
Lobster
288 Sightings
J
5
F
6
M
14
A
4
M
21
J
38
J
56
A
41
S
30
O
29
N
32
D
12
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 19
Alamy-Alex Mustard
Seal
210 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
13
A
7
M
9
J
22
J
36
A
28
S
37
O
25
N
25
D
4
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Spiny Lobster
164 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
10
A
8
M
11
J
14
J
45
A
23
S
23
O
16
N
7
D
4
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
120 Sightings
J
0
F
7
M
7
A
0
M
11
J
24
J
26
A
20
S
11
O
8
N
6
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 20
Shutterstock-Lewis Burnett
Guitarfish
63 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
7
A
0
M
6
J
14
J
16
A
13
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
3
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
48 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
16
A
12
S
11
O
0
N
9
D
0
