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05/12/2007 Al Soto (Avg: 3.90 Review) - We came to dive Coral Street on a spectacular day! It was raining in San Jose but just overcast and calm with it being a low tide. The visibility was 40+ and we were able to get out to the middle reef to the left side of the channel, which is half way out to chase reef. There were a lot of fish out there, and a large monkey face eel. Just an exceptional day!

08/29/2006 Rich Hickey (Avg: 3.21 Review) - Entering and exiting were a bit rough. We swam through and over the crevices created by the rocks. Once we were out about 100-150 yards it was a beautiful dive. Lots of sea grass, soft corals, kelp, small fish, but no mammals. The sun shining down through the kelp was wonderful. Good dive, but probably not the best place for a beginner like myself. Getting out with the surf was a bit tricky, and could have been pretty dangerous if the waves had gotten much larger.

06/03/2006 Aaron Warren (Avg: 4.04 Review) - Got in the water at 8am with a med tide. As I went out the channel on the left side, I was meet by several sea lions and an otter. At 14' to 24' in the middle and on the right side I found one of the nicest kelp canopies I have ever seen. Lots of kelp fish. Saw some big perch in the sand areas. Lots of colors on the rock and pinnacles. Viz was 20'-25'. A very nice dive. Easy parking, no bathrooms. I stopped by Breakwater to wash off my gear. There's some pictures and a dive report @ www.kelpdiving.com

11/28/2005 Brian Xavier (Avg: 3.99 Review) - Coral Street is one of my favorite dive sites. Good fish life and lots of kelp. Can sometimes be a little rough getting in, but very worth it. Go out through the channel and head north for good reef life. Take a kayak and go straight out into the kelp. Good kelp in about 30 feet of water. Have found some good gear here as well. Be careful, I once got caught in a longshore current off of Coral Street. Bought me a good pony tank the next day. Have seen many photographers taking pictures in the reefs off of Coral Street.

09/12/2005 Kendall Roberg (Avg: 4.23 Review) - This was a great dive despite a fairly rough swell. Lots of fish to see and harbor seals. The huge rock formations underwater are awesome, but just be careful since you could be thrashed into one by a swell. On a very calm day this one of the best sites in Monterey. Just park on the road and use the staircase on the right side of beach to enter. Also, if you head down the road towards Lovers Point you will usually find a porta-potty or two to use. Wonderful dive when conditions are right.

12/17/2003 Jesse Rorabaugh (Avg: 4.52 Review) - I have dove most of the major sites in Monterey, and this is the one I have had the most fun at. I have seen large numbers of perch, kelp rockfish, senoritas, and opaleye, as well as some Ling Cod, black, blue, and olive rockfish, cabezone, greenling, and sheephead. Occasionally harbor seals, and sea lions have followed me around here. Spearfishing is decent, at least for a beginner. Some of the larger fish I have pulled out include a 26 inch ling cod, 20 inch opaleye, 18 and inch cabezone. Both the inside, and outside sides of the kelp bed seem to be the best fishing. Also if you swim a long ways south, like a half hour swim, it seemed to get more crowded with fish.

04/01/2002 Tom (Avg: 3.94 Review) - Entry and Exit are very easy at Coral Street, You need to surface swim straight out about 75 to 150 yards, Depth about 25-35 ft. Lot's of Plants and sea life. Take a light and look in the cracks and crevasses. There are seals and otters that may escort you in and out of the reefs. Coral Street is a fun place for all experience levels. One of the cool things (FREE PARKING) Bad thing (NO BATHROOMS)

03/02/2002 Chris Talley (Avg: 3.91 Review) - Coral St. is a fun dive. Last time I was there there were two harbor seals and two otters in the water when we went in. You don't get very deep here, about 30 ft deep, but there is good marine life. I have seen halibut, tons of rock fish, along with plenty of perch here. I also found a small octopus in one of the tide pools after a dive.

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