Fishing · Sonoma Coast

Fishing in Salt Point

A dedicated dive and free-dive park on the Sonoma coast, with sandstone reefs, kelp, and one of Northern California's few protected coves for entry. Historically an abalone-diving mecca — that fishery is closed indefinitely — now rockfish, lingcod, and cold, clear-on-a-good-day water.

Live conditions, bite score, tide and moon timing for rod-and-reel fishing in Salt Point, CA. Open the app for a live verdict, tappable factor breakdown, and an 8-day forecast, free, no signup needed.

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Conditions snapshot: Jul 15, 2026

Water

55°F

Wind

12 kts

Wave

7.0 ft

Swell

1.8 ft

Period

9.3s

Snapshot from Jul 15, 2026. Live values, factor breakdowns, and 8-day forecast in the app.

Notable species

Salt Point is known for:

LingcodRockfishCabezon

What Submarius shows for Salt Point

Verdict score (0–10). Aggregates wind, swell, tide, moon, and barometric trend into one decisive number.
Best window. The 2–3 hour stretch each day when conditions peak.
8-day forecast. Auto-scaled line graph showing which day this week is trending good.
Bite score. Tide stage, moon phase, solunar windows, and pressure trend combined into a 0–10 predictor.
Free, anonymous. Check conditions with location on, no signup until you want to save spots or post reports.

Safety in the water

Submarius ships OCEARCH tagged-shark alerts, community shark sightings, SOS, and buddy GPS sharing, permanently free, regardless of subscription tier. For Salt Point specifically, the app shows any recent tagged sharks within range and lets you enable push notifications for sightings on your active tiles.