Vet's Park, Redondo Beach, California

Redondo is one of the best night dives in Southern California, and one of the easiest day dives. Classes are often held here on weekends. Lack of current and sandy entry make this a popular site with beginner beach divers, although some complain that there is not much to see during the day. Tech divers can swim out past recreational limits if they need to. Click on Map to enlarge

Maps are not to be used for boaters or navigational purposes.

Interests: Octopus, Sarcastic Fringehead, Scorpionfish, Pipefish, and baby Horn sharks are plentiful here. At night dozens of species of marine life come out, including shrimp, crabs, exotic nudibranchs, rays, rockfish, and eels. Baby fish hide under algae in the "detritus zones". Rockfish congregate around the "monument". New exotic species are always popping up.
Entry & Exits: Sandy entry
Suggestions: Try varying your entry point up and down the beach.
Best time to Dive: Anytime other than strong North swells. Check Conditions

Visibility: 10-30ft

Warnings: The climb up the stairs and the walk through the sand can be strenuous. Waves can be large. The canyon can get very cold, even in the summer.
Depth Recomendations:20-60 ft is where most of the points of interest are for this site. 60 ft is Recomended maximum depth for novice beach divers .
100 ft is Recommended maximum for advanced beach divers. 130 ft is Maximum Depth for recreational divers.

Safety: Use of float, flag, anchor and descent line is required for beach diving. Cell phone and oxygen first aid kit should be avalible.

Scott's Redondo Photos

Ron's Redondo Photos

Directions: Click on map for GOOGLE MAP directions

Parking:

Parking is not free, bring quarters. The parking lot is open 24 hours.

Photos of the stairs going down to the dive site, and the Redondo parking lot.

Mapping and photography by Scott Gietler.