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Scuba diving at Nicholas Canyon in Malibu
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Nicholas Canyon

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MalibuShore
About This Site
Nicholas Canyon offers extensive kelp beds and rocky reefs with diverse marine life. Popular with local divers, the site features interesting underwater topography and consistent conditions suitable for photography.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Max Depth

18m

Type

Shore

Typical Visibility

5m

Conditions Summary

Best time today

8PM - 10PM

FAIR

Best day in forecast

Thursday

FAIR

2026-02-19

Community-reported visibility

n/a

Warnings for today

  • High waves expected
  • Strong surge expected
  • Elevated bacteria levels possible due to recent rainfall

South-facing beach taking direct hits from south through south-southwest swell, hitting at near-full to high strength. West and west-southwest follow at moderate to high exposure. Southwest sees moderate exposure. North through northeast is fully blocked. Summer south swells create powerful shorebreak and surge. Shallow reef is surge-prone even on small days.

NNEESESSWWNW
Protected
Partially Exposed
Exposed
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