La Jolla Cove
★★★★☆
(1,658)
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 approx.: 7
iStock-Michael Zeigler
789 Sightings
J
22
F
20
M
41
A
35
M
50
J
85
J
142
A
120
S
102
O
74
N
72
D
26
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Garibaldi Damselfish
588 Sightings
J
18
F
12
M
24
A
20
M
40
J
81
J
112
A
93
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 approx.: 55
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Lobster
295 Sightings
J
5
F
6
M
19
A
5
M
21
J
38
J
56
A
42
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 approx.: 19
Alamy-Alex Mustard
Seal
219 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
17
A
8
M
11
J
22
J
36
A
28
S
37
O
27
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 approx.: 60
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Spiny Lobster
169 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
11
A
9
M
12
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 approx.: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
122 Sightings
J
0
F
7
M
9
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 approx.: 20
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Guitarfish
65 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
10
A
0
M
8
J
14
J
16
A
13
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
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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
