Woods Cove (Laguna Beach)
Laguna Beach · near Laguna Beach · Los Angeles / SoCal
Scuba & Snorkel
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Depth
- 50
- Water temperature
- 58–70°F · 5–7mm wetsuit
- Best season
- Calm summer/fall mornings
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- No permit. Woods Cove, Laguna Beach — within the marine reserve (no-take). Reached by stairs from Diamond St (limited residential parking). Big rock structures and a notable pinnacle make it a scenic dive; rocky entry, calm days only.
What is here
- Marine life
- Big rock formations & a pinnacle · Lobster, moray eels, octopus · Garibaldi & sheephead · Nudibranchs
- Features
- Dramatic rock formations & pinnacle · Rich crevice life · Marine reserve abundance · Scenic, less-crowded cove
Worth knowing
- Certification required
- No
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Scuba & Snorkel detail
- Dive type
- scuba · snorkel
- Entry
- shore
- Viz
- 15–40 ft
- Intl tip
- Stairs down from Diamond St (limited residential parking — go early). No-take reserve. Rocky entry — calm days only. The offshore pinnacle is the highlight. Great crevice life for lobster and eels. Combine with the other Laguna coves. Best on calm summer/fall mornings.
The guide
Woods Cove is one of Laguna Beach's most scenic dives — a rocky cove within the no-take marine reserve, famous for the dramatic…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Woods Cove (Laguna Beach) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.531, -117.785