San Carlos Beach

★★★★☆ (9,641)

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

414 Sightings
J
10
F
15
M
57
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

584 Sightings
J
39
F
40
M
62
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

198 Sightings
J
15
F
0
M
22
A
14
M
15
J
14
J
13
A
16
S
15
O
27
N
29
D
18

Sea Otter

148 Sightings
J
17
F
11
M
23
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

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

Moon Jellyfish

73 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
12
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
13
N
20
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

49 Sightings
J
0
F
19
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
13
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
17
D
0

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