Diving Huntington Beach

[duckbill]

I'm here for my annual summer in-law visit. I always try to hit Corona del Mar and Little Corona while I'm down here, but my mother-in-law prefers Huntington Beach (she's not a diver). Anyhow, I suspect I will be dragged along for a day at Huntington with the family, so would like to know if there is anything but sand to see. I am easily amused, so any flatfish or rays would do me fine, but if sand is all there is I guess I'll have to resort to the ancient beach past time of sight-seeing How about the pier? Too much monofilament hazzard? I'd prefer to keep my gear hook-free unless it's worth a visit.

 

[John C]

I'm from H.B. and am curious what the diving would be like along the beach. I live in Arizona now and do mostly lake diving.

If you do dive it would be great if you could post where you dove and what it was like.

 

[Dive California]

Most cities in California prohibit diving under the piers...not 100% sure about Huntington Beach...check 1st. I know Redondo will fine you.

 

[Spg01]

The rumor I heard is that Orange County is fine with it as long as you ask first. But LA County will not let you. This subject came up the other day at a dive shop.

 

[Hatul]

Regardless of the legality, there are lots of people fishing on the piers and they're likely to pull you up as a big fish.

Adam

 

[duckbill]

Thanks, guys. We had our day at Huntington today, but from what the locals were saying I decided to forego the dive. Sand, sand, sand is what I've been told. The spot where we were wasn't even very good for body surfing. Too strong an undertow to get a good swim going on the larger waves further out, and the smaller waves were too close in and too small to ride anyway. I'm sure there must be better spots along the beach though. All in all great weather, and a fun day for the family.