Coral Street & Otter Cove (Pacific Grove)
Pacific Grove · near Pacific Grove · Central Coast
Scuba & Snorkel
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Depth
- 40
- Water temperature
- 52–60°F · 7mm wetsuit
- Best season
- Calm summer/fall mornings
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- No permit. Coral Street / Otter Point, Pacific Grove — free street parking. A cluster of rocky-reef entries along the PG shoreline, popular for shore diving and photography. Rocky entries; calm days best.
What is here
- Marine life
- Shallow rocky reef & kelp · Sea otters, harbor seals · Nudibranchs & anemones · Rockfish & sculpin
- Features
- Classic Pacific Grove shore diving · Reef & kelp photography haven · Otters & harbor seals · Multiple entry points
Worth knowing
- Certification required
- Yes
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Scuba & Snorkel detail
- Dive type
- scuba · snorkel
- Entry
- shore
- Viz
- 15–40 ft
- Intl tip
- Free street parking along Ocean View Blvd near Coral St / Otter Point. Rocky entries — calm days only. Great for macro photography. Combine with Lovers Point and the Breakwater for a full PG/Monterey shore-diving day. Cold water — 7mm wetsuit. Otters and seals frequent the area.
The guide
The Coral Street and Otter Point area along the Pacific Grove shoreline is a favorite among Monterey Peninsula shore divers and…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Coral Street & Otter Cove (Pacific Grove) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.634, -121.926