Conditions & tides
Scored by DiveConnect's site-physics model
Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.
Dived here today? How were conditions vs. what we showed?
About this site
Simonton Cove sits along the northern coast of San Miguel Island, the westernmost of California's Channel Islands, part of Channel Islands National Park off the Santa Barbara coast. The island is exposed to open Pacific swell and weather, and its dive sites are typically reached by boat from Ventura or Santa Barbara.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Red Sea UrchinMesocentrotus franciscanusReported here · unconfirmed
Bat StarPatiria miniataReported here · unconfirmed
Sunburst AnemoneAnthopleura solaReported here · unconfirmed
Blue RockfishSebastes mystinusReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted Rose AnemoneCribrinopsis albopunctataReported here · unconfirmed
Durable tips from divers — access, hazards, marine life, facilities. For day-of conditions, use the report tool in the conditions card above.
No notes yet. Dived here? Be the first to leave a tip.
Share a write-up or a photo. Submissions are reviewed before they appear on the page.
Nearby dive sites
Shops that dive here
No shops have listed this site yet.