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Avalon Dive Park
Dive site · United States
Is it worth the trip?
74Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 72 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 74 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 23°C
Mon 9 · 75 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 23°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 273, good
- Tue 372, good
- Wed 473, good
- Thu 574, good
- Fri 674, good
- Sat 774, good
- Sun 875, good
- Mon 975, good
- Tue 1075, good
The site in three facts
- Open Waterand up
- Water 18 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
- Faces NEswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 73, good | 0.5 m | 6 kn | 9kn | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 72, good | 0.5 m | 8 kn | 12kn | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 73, good | 0.6 m | 3 kn | 7kn | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 74, good | 0.5 m | 3 kn | 8kn | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 74, good | 0.4 m | 1 kn | 6kn | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 74, good | 0.4 m | 4 kn | 8kn | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 75, good | 0.3 m | 1 kn | 6kn | 23°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 75, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 10kn | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 75, good | 0.4 m | 1 kn | 6kn | 22°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:32 +0.4 mLow 09:42 −0.1 mHigh 15:22 +0.6 mLow 22:23 −0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:12 +0.6 mLow 11:00 −0.3 mHigh 16:45 +0.5 mLow 23:13 −0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:47 +0.7 mLow 11:58 −0.5 mHigh 17:52 +0.5 mLow 23:56 −0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Avalon Dive Park
It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.6 km away. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 21°C in August, its warmest (5 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Avalon California.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 0.6 km away.
Water about 18°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec (about 15 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,050–US$1,910 each
about US$1,050–US$1,910 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to LGB, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$248–US$516 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$1,050–US$1,910 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Avalon California
about 5 min by car · 46 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Avalon California its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 7h 20m
About 7h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → LGB, direct, then 1h 15m by road
Flights MDW → LGB on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Avalon California · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Avalon California · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Kelp Forest 0.6 km
Ron Moore's Dive Catalina 0.7 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Antiopella barbarensisNudibranch
Seen in 3 records.
Sea bass Paralabrax clathratus
Seen in 1896 records, mostly Jun to Nov.
Garibaldi damselfish Hypsypops rubicundus
Seen in 1200 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Rock wrasse Halichoeres semicinctus
Seen in 1130 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Bodianus pulcher
Seen in 889 records, mostly Jun to Nov.
Blacksmith Chromis punctipinnis
Seen in 832 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Oxyjulis californica
Seen in 384 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Centrostephanus coronatus
Seen in 102 records, mostly Jul to Nov.
Opaleye Girella nigricans
Seen in 99 records.
Halfmoon Medialuna californiensis
Seen in 88 records, mostly Oct to Jan.
California Spiny Lobster Panulirus interruptus
Seen in 68 records, mostly Nov to Jan.
Warty Sea Cucumber Apostichopus parvimensis
Seen in 67 records, mostly Jun to Nov.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS, through OBIS; common names from Wikidata. Largest datasets here: cfceb150-bbe2-4efb-8682-14cfc7167e7c; PISCO swath transects; A photographically-vouchered global citizen science dataset of sea slugs (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) from the SEASLUG.WORLD platform since 2015. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.