San Carlos Beach

★★★★☆ (9,472)

San Carlos offers an easy entry beach dive along with all the amenities including two dive shops within walking distance, plenty of parking, bathrooms, and showers.

San Carlos Beach is home to a large colony of playful sea lions. You will also see beautiful nudibranchs, colorful anemones, octopuses, sand dollars, and many fish.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 7

Sea Lion

396 Sightings
J
0
F
15
M
49
A
42
M
52
J
32
J
15
A
31
S
37
O
48
N
39
D
36

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Total number of species: 7000

Crab

564 Sightings
J
39
F
34
M
48
A
32
M
26
J
44
J
58
A
41
S
59
O
61
N
81
D
41

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Total number of species: 19

Seal

196 Sightings
J
15
F
0
M
20
A
14
M
15
J
14
J
13
A
16
S
15
O
27
N
29
D
18

Sea Otter

144 Sightings
J
17
F
11
M
19
A
34
M
16
J
10
J
15
A
12
S
0
O
0
N
10
D
0

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Total number of species: 3000

Nudibranch

119 Sightings
J
0
F
11
M
13
A
15
M
19
J
12
J
16
A
0
S
0
O
20
N
13
D
0

Moon Jellyfish

72 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
12
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
13
N
19
D
28

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Total number of species: 20

Sea Nettle

65 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
10
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
20
N
21
D
14

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Total number of species: 120

Flounder

45 Sightings
J
0
F
15
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
13
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
17
D
0

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