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San Onofre Kelp

33.36°N · 117.56°W

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Best score for the day · 2 PM
82/100
GOOD

Now 25 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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Tide ebbing
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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
3.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
2 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
3.0 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
67% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 3.0ft Rising ▲. Current +1.4kn Flood. Wind 2kn WSW G3. Sea 3.0ft Chop. Air 70.9°.
Why this score
Tide
Early ebb
Prime
Pressure
1012 hPa
Prime
Swell
2.4 ft
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Barred Sand Bass
Retention open
Daily limit
4 per day
Possession
4 in possession
Size
Minimum 14"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round. Combined bag limit of 5 fish (Paralabrax species) in any combination, but no more than 4 barred sand bass may be taken. Minimum size 14 inches total length or 10 inches alternate length.
Other species here
Leopard Shark Retention openCalifornia Sheephead Retention openWhite Seabass Catch & releaseCalifornia Halibut Retention openKelp Bass Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Barred Sand Bass is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Barred Sand Bass
~3 more weeks in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
20-60 ft
Sand
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

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San Onofre Kelp
Groundfish Management Area —
83
Top: Barred Sand BassSHOULDER SEASON
Barred Sand Bass 83 · California Sheephead 83 · Yellowtail 83
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2 kt SW
H 10:50 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:45 AM · 0.3 m
San Mateo Point
Groundfish Management Area —
85
Top: YellowtailPEAK SEASON
Yellowtail 85 · California Sheephead 82 · California Halibut 81
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2 kt W
H 10:50 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:45 AM · 0.3 m
San Mateo Point
Groundfish Management Area —
82
Top: California SheepheadPEAK SEASON
California Sheephead 82 · Leopard Shark 82 · California Halibut 81
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2 kt W
H 10:50 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:45 AM · 0.3 m
San Mateo Point
Groundfish Management Area Southern
82
Top: Barred Sand BassSHOULDER SEASON
Barred Sand Bass 82 · Yellowtail 82 · California Sheephead 82
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3 kt SW
H 10:50 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:45 AM · 0.3 m

San Onofre Kelp is an outer-exposed sand flat off San Diego, running from 20 to 60 feet deep. The flat holds California Halibut through their March to June peak, White Seabass from March to July, and Barred Sand Bass across the summer window of June to August, with California Sheephead and Leopard Shark filling out the warmer months. Anglers work the sand for halibut with drift fishing over the bottom, running live anchovies, live sardines, or swimbaits along the current. White Seabass respond to live bait fishing with live squid, sardine, or mackerel, while summer sand bass hold to drifting live anchovies, sardines, or squid across the flat. For Leopard Shark, soaking squid or mackerel on the bottom suits the open sand and steady exposure of this stretch.

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