This morning was probably the one of the best beach dive days of the year. Which isn't saying much considering how crappy conditions have been with El Nino this year. We went out at Little Dume in Malibu, which is just east of Point Dume and west of Paradise Cove. The area is known for it's big kelp reef. This morning we didn't see any kelp, and instead encountered sargassum, some which was up to 10 ft tall. Still plenty of sea life, but so depressed to see the sargassum taking over. Water temperature was low 60s, and we never got out past 20 ft (it stays shallow, so maybe the sargassum won't strangle out the kelp farther from shore. Need to explore more. Hopefully the awful dive conditions from the winter are behind us now