Scuba Diving in Monterey Bay, California
Learn about what makes the Monterey Bay one of the top diving destinations in the world.
Produced by the City of Monterey
Directed by Eric Palmer
Featuring music by Josh Woodward
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Best Places to Dive in the USA
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5. Monterey Bay, California
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3. Pensacola, Florida
2. Flower Gardens, Gulf of Mexico
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Scuba Diving at Point Lobos, Monterey CA USA
Thanks to Eric, Breakwater Scuba Monterey
(c) 2016 Michael Fabos
EagleRay Productions
Scuba Diving Monterey, San Carlos Beach (Breakwater)
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Scuba diving in Monterey January 11-12, 2016. We lucked out with 3 great dives despite the big swell. Diving in the winter is always the best here!
One copyrighted song in the mix had to be muted through part of the video :(
Filmed on GoPro Hero 4 Silver Edition with the Backscatter Magenta flip filter. Also used a 1000 lumen iTorch V10 light.
Music from the Cookin Soul Japan Diggin 2014 Tour Mix
Freediving Monterey, Calfornia
This video is a collaboration project with local diver/videographer William Mariano. He produced a majority of the clips featured, while I worked on editing. We teamed up with members of the group CSUMB Freedivers. Spending the entire summer diving every spot from Monterey to Carmel.
I'm hoping to get more divers in the next films, and to dive in new areas.
William's youtube page:
Song: I wanna go - Summer Heart
Snorkeling in California with Mike Lucas | One of Californias Best Dive Spots |
Snorkeling in Laguna Beach, California
Diving in the Kelp Forests of the Monterey Peninsula, CA.
Compilation of footage from November 2015, filming in the Kelp Forests of Monterey and Carmel, CA. Dive sites included Point Lobos State Reserve, Coral Street, Lover's Point and Breakwater.
All footage shot with GoPro Hero 4 Black Edition cameras, Light & Motion Gobe and Sidekick Lights and Backscatter Green Water Filters.
Diving in the Kelp Forest of Monterey Bay
Scuba diving through the massive kelp forests of Monterey Bay in California
Lake Tahoe Scuba Diving - BEST DIVE LOCATION - Part II
The best dive location at Lake Tahoe is Sand Harbor Beach, California. The water temperature at 40ft in April, (theoretical) was 46 degrees. My 5ml wetsuits - NOT enough! I wish I had at least a 7ml for this dive.
Scuba Diving Lake Tahoe is one of the best locations on the west coast. The visibility is around 100'. Tahoe has the cleanest, bluest and best-kept water in the country. It's truly God's land. Visit Lake Tahoe and check out how blue it is for yourself. Lake Tahoe is breathtaking. South Lake Tahoe in California has some nice beaches, however, the best for scuba diving is Sand Harbor.
Scuba Dive Lake Tahoe
Scuba Diving the Crown Jewel of California--Point Lobos
With our recent move to Monterey, CA, we have really been enjoying the easy access to some amazing dive spots! Coming from the East Coast, the ability to easily rent a couple tanks and go shore dive has really been life changing. We hope you enjoy some of our dive footage and commentary. We tried to identify some of the more interesting critters we saw, but we are not experts on the local flora and fauna yet, so if we got something wrong please let us know!
Enjoy!
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Scooter Dive at Point Lobos in Monterey, CA
84 minutes DPV dive at Point Lobos State Park in Monterey, CA. Thanks to Gary Banta and Greg Saiz for taking me on an amazing tour of the reef. 48 degrees warm!
Freediving the Santa Monica Pier Breakwater
The rubble left over from the breakwater built in the 1930's is now home to abundant ocean life! On this dive I saw a lobster on the sandy bottom just fifteen to twenty feet from the shore.
Once I arrived at the breakwater after a quarter mile swim, there were many bright orange Garibaldi, which is the California state fish.
On the way back I saw a deep purple live sand dollar, a bat ray, and a California round stingray.
1/16/2012 Shore Dive at McAbee Beach, Monterey, CA
High surge at McAbee Beach, so the visibility was a little limited. Still, plenty of beautiful fish and kelp - a great day overall. This clip is a composite of the two dives we did that day.
Scuba diving - Lover's Cove in Monterey, CA
diving Lover's Cove, Monterey, CA on 3/23/2013
Unfortunately, the GoPro cut out after the first 5 minutes of the dive. I've since figured out that it's finicky to charge.
Very surgey day, most of the fast movements were caused by waves. fairly low vis, but what a fun 30th dive!
Song was also written by me, and can be downloaded here:
San Diego Dive Trip - La Jolla Cove 4/11/2016
Today I took off down to La Jolla Cove for a couple of quick morning dives. The weather was beautiful and, with a 7mm wetsuit, the water felt pretty good, too!
I met my dive guide right across from my hotel at the La Jolla Cove Suites. From there, we geared up and headed down to the cove. Keeping an eye on the seals (which were lining the beach), we eased into the water and made our way out to deeper water.
For dive #1 we went deep in search of sevengill and horn sharks. I was hoping we might even see a leopard or possibly a mako. We managed to locate one sevengill but he sped off about as quick as we saw him. Although our shark hunting skills weren't working for us, we managed to find many lobsters, horn sharks, and a variety of fish including the Garibaldi which is the California State Marine Fish.
On dive #2 we stayed in the shallower end with the seals (which turned out to be a whole lot of fun. We saw guitar fish, lobster, lots of garibaldi, horn sharks, and oh yeah... seals! You have to watch the end of the video where a seal came right up to me. We were pals by the end of the dive, lol.
As always, I must express gratitude for my NWC business which allows me to work from anywhere and make an incredible income. If you're looking for a way to earn residual income in your spare time, check out my website at My contact details are there so you can reach me.
Happy Travels!
Brandon Frye
Traveller and Success Coach
SCUBA Diving at Breakwater and San Carlos Beach, Monterey - 2
Compilation of footage from two dives in the Monterey Bay, one at San Carlos and one at Breakwater. April 1, 2018.
Scuba Diving Crescent Bay, Laguna Beach, California
Scuba Diving in North Crescent Bay, Laguna Beach, California. Strong Surge with Average Visibility. Lots of Wildlife.
Diving Breakwater Cove in Monterey CA
We were 30 ft down and i started video taping for fun and i looked over and here is this bird that decided to come chill with us.
Scuba Diving Lover's Point
Fun dive I did this weekend at Lover's Point in Monterey. Filmed with GoPro Hero3+ Silver. Song is How I Became the Sea by Owl City
Diving with South Coast Divers
South Coast Divers - Diving Club
Recording information:
Heisler Park - Laguna Beach, CA
10/12/2019
GoPro 7 Black