I was in San Diego for a day (Dec. 12, 2013) and wanted to go diving. There weren't any dive boats going out that day so I came to La Jolla Cove for a couple of shore dives. Visibility was about 30 feet. This is a very shallow spot. Around the outside of the cove it was about 15 feet deep. We also swam out to the kelp forest which was about 30 feet deep.
the cove
swimming out of the bay
sea lions
sea lions
crazy swimmers without wetsuits
at the surface near the kelp
swimming out of the cove
giant kelp
kelp
kelp
seastar
leopard shark
leopard shark
kelp
kelp
lobster
giant kelp
lobster
garibaldi
lobster
La Jolla Cove
cormorants and sea lions
on the side of the cove