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Point Loma Whistler Buoy

32.65°N · 117.23°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
3.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
2 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.7 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
54% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 3.2ft Rising ▲. Current +1.4kn Flood. Wind 2kn W G3. Sea 3.7ft Rough. Air 70.7°.
Why this score
Tide
Late flood
Prime
Waves
3.8 ft chop
Prime
Light
Golden hour
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Leopard Shark
Retention open
Daily limit
3 per day
Possession
3 in possession
Size
Minimum 36"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round, at all depths. Minimum size 36 inches total length. Listed under groundfish on source page.
Other species here
Sculpin ClosedCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention openBarred Sand Bass Retention openCalico Bass ClosedWhite Seabass Catch & releaseCalifornia Halibut Retention open
Always check with CDFW

Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Leopard Shark is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Leopard Shark
~1 more week at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
180-240 ft
Sand
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

The Point Loma Whistler Buoy sits off San Diego over open sand flats in 180 to 240 feet of water, an outer-exposed mark where current and depth concentrate fish across the seasons. California Halibut hold on the sand through their March to June peak, while White Seabass push through from March into July and provide a spring highlight. Summer shifts the focus to Barred Sand Bass from June to August, Calico Bass in June and July, and Sculpin from June through September, with Leopard Shark tracking the same June to September window along the bottom. Drift fishing with live anchovies, sardines, or swimbaits works the flats for halibut, and dropper loop rigs with squid strips and anchovies reach Sculpin holding deep. For White Seabass, live squid and live sardine fished on the drift match the depth and structure this exposed sand mark provides.

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