Diving at Dana Point Harbor

[BrianS]

Anyone ever dive at Dana Point Harbor?

Any info you can give about it would be appreciated.

 

[DvrRick]

I dove along the breakwater on the beach side a few times. A couple dives were fair with 3' - 5' viz. The last two times I went there (November/December '04) I couldn't see my hand 2 inches in front of my mask. It isn't deep at all, maybe 10ft? I'm not sure what it's like on the outer breakwater. IMO not worth diving the beach side except to have a new experience.

 

[pasley]

I have never dove there either. From looking at the maps, you have to do a long swim to get past 10 feet, but about half way down the breakwall before the turn you should hit 20 feet at at th ecorner it shoud be 30 feet deep.

http://mapserver.maptech.com/homepa...x.cfm&bpid=MAP0060030900,1,1,0&latlontype=DMS

 

[scottfiji]

I have never dove there either. From looking at the maps, you have to do a long swim to get past 10 feet, but about half way down the breakwall before the turn you should hit 20 feet at at th ecorner it shoud be 30 feet deep.

http://mapserver.maptech.com/homepa...x.cfm&bpid=MAP0060030900,1,1,0&latlontype=DMS

nice map melvin! thanks for sharing it

 

[shark.byte.usa]

Hmm, well Franko's only depicts San Juan Rocks as a dive spot off Dana Point (http://tinyurl.com/7mf8e). Also says it's an Advanced dive, probably because of the Rocky shore entry, poor viz, currents and boats, but it's only 10-25' deep. Might as well just drive up to Laguna.

 

[BrianS]

That is a nice find, thank you.

I have never dove there either. From looking at the maps, you have to do a long swim to get past 10 feet, but about half way down the breakwall before the turn you should hit 20 feet at at th ecorner it shoud be 30 feet deep.

http://mapserver.maptech.com/homepa...x.cfm&bpid=MAP0060030900,1,1,0&latlontype=DMS

 

[ScubaSeanMaui]

Personally I wouldn't do a shore dive at this spot. I remember some guy had a boat and would dive this spot as well as some spots south including the San Clemente pier area. His handle is whalerkyle but I haven't seen him on SB in a while. Perhaps you could email or PM him and ask him about the spot...


Sean

 

[Kayak Diver]

There's reefs there, just to the south and not too far offshore. The boat traffic will be your biggest problem. There is a pipeline that may have critters on the ballast. Here are a few coordinates for what appears to be rocky reefs (from sidescan sonar and bathymetery) that may be interesting to check out:

E435955.5
N3701932.2

E436372.8
N3701366.4

E436953.9
N3701566.7