Spearfishing · Los Angeles

Spearfishing in Palos Verdes

The rocky peninsula on LA's south edge: kelp-lined points and cobble reefs that draw freedivers and spearos for white seabass and calico bass. Lunada Bay and Christmas Tree Cove are classic entries; vis swings hard with swell and runoff.

Live conditions, water-clarity forecast, and bite-window timing for spearfishing in Palos Verdes, CA. Open the app for a live verdict and a tappable factor breakdown, free, no signup. Pro extends the forecast to 8 days.

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Conditions snapshot: Oct 5, 2026

Visibility

16 ft

8–33 ft range

Water

74°F

Wind

4 kts

Wave

1.9 ft

Swell

1.5 ft

Period

11.1s

Snapshot from Oct 5, 2026. Live values, factor breakdowns, and 8-day forecast in the app.

Notable species

Palos Verdes is known for:

White SeabassCalico BassSheepheadHalibutYellowtail

Typical water visibility

Summer visibility around Palos Verdes is commonly reported in the 10–30 ft range, a community-guidance estimate, not a measurement. Rain, river discharge, swell mixing, and seasonality can shift real conditions dramatically day to day.

That's exactly why Submarius exists. The in-app clarity forecast starts from this coast's typical clarity for the time of year, built from in water measurements and satellite ocean color, then subtracts wave stirring, river and runoff plumes, and tide movement to estimate how far you'll actually see, shown as a low to high range, not a seasonal average.

How the clarity forecast works →

Clearest months at Palos Verdes

Model climatology from the baked clarity ceiling: the typical day and the best case (90th percentile) visibility for each month, with a seasonal algae bloom proneness flag. These are labelled model estimates, not measurements.

Month	Typical ft	Best case ft	Bloom risk
Jan	16	49	low
Feb	31	48	low
Mar	13	33	low
Apr	13	33	low
May	16	33	low
Jun	16	33	low
Jul	16	33	low
Aug	16	33	low
Sep	16	36	low
Oct	16	34	low
Nov	16	39	low
Dec	13	34	low

Ceiling artifact global-reef-v10-obis-world; table baked Oct 5, 2026.

What Submarius shows for Palos Verdes

Verdict score (0–10). Aggregates wind, swell, tide, moon, and water clarity 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.
Water clarity forecast. Secchi-depth estimate with uncertainty bounds and the next best vis window.
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 Palos Verdes specifically, the app shows any recent tagged sharks within range and lets you enable push notifications for sightings on your active tiles.