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Zuñiga Point

32.68°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
3.3 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 3.3ft Rough. Air 70.7°.
Why this score
Tide
Late flood
Prime
Waves
3.5 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
California Halibut Retention openKelp Bass Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention opensardine ClosedBarred Sand Bass Retention openCalico Bass ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention open
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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
260-660 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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Zuñiga Point is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off San Diego, where the bottom falls away through depths of 260 to 660 feet. The structure holds California Halibut, which peak from March through June, alongside Barred Sand Bass and Calico Bass through the summer months of June and July. Halibut come to drift fishing over the slope with live anchovies, live sardines, or swimbaits, while Barred Sand Bass respond to drifting live bait such as anchovies, sardines, or squid across the rock. Calico Bass hold tight to the structure and take plastics on leadheads worked along the edges. Later in the season, Leopard Shark move through from June to September and take squid or mackerel soaked on the bottom, and California Sheephead feed on the rock from July to September on live shrimp, squid strips, or rock crab.

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