Crescent Bay Point (Laguna Beach)
Laguna Beach · near Laguna Beach · Los Angeles / SoCal
Scuba & Snorkel
At a glance
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Depth
- 60
- Water temperature
- 58–70°F · 7mm wetsuit
- Best season
- Calm summer/fall only
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- No permit. Crescent Bay, Laguna Beach — within the marine reserve. Reached by stairs (limited parking). Advanced: a longer swim out to Seal Rock and deeper reef, exposed to swell, best for experienced divers. Often the clearest water in Laguna. Sea lions on the rock (keep distance).
What is here
- Marine life
- Deep reef & Seal Rock · Sea lions hauled out on the rock · Big bat rays & bass · Nudibranchs & lobster
- Features
- Seal Rock & its sea lion haul-out · Laguna's clearest water · Deeper reef for experienced divers · Big-animal potential
Worth knowing
- Certification required
- Yes
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Scuba & Snorkel detail
- Dive type
- scuba
- Entry
- shore
- Viz
- 20–50 ft (often Laguna's clearest)
- Intl tip
- Stairs down at Crescent Bay (limited parking — go early). Advanced: long swim to Seal Rock, deeper reef, exposed to swell — calm days only. Often Laguna's clearest water. Sea lions on Seal Rock — keep a respectful distance. Combine with the easier Laguna coves. For experienced, fit divers.
The guide
Crescent Bay at the north end of Laguna Beach is the area's advanced shore dive — a longer, deeper, and often clearer dive out …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Crescent Bay Point (Laguna Beach) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.549, -117.802