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LA Harbor (San Pedro) - Cabrillo Beach Reef

33.70°N · 118.28°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
84/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Yellowtail openRegulations ↗10 per day · min 24"
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
4.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
2 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.8 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
45% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 2kn WNW G4. Sea 2.8ft Chop. Air 71.4°.
Why this score
Tide
Mid flood
Prime
Pressure
1012 hPa
Prime
Swell
2.7 ft
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Yellowtail
Retention open
Daily limit
10 per day
Possession
10 in possession
Size
Minimum 24"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round. Minimum size 24 inches fork length, except up to 5 fish less than 24 inches fork length may be taken or possessed.
Other species here
Barred Sand Bass Retention openWhite Seabass Catch & releaseCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention openKelp Greenling ClosedLingcod Catch & releaseCalifornia Sheephead Retention openHalibut ClosedCalico Bass ClosedCalifornia Halibut Retention openKelp Bass Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Yellowtail is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Yellowtail
~5 more weeks at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
10-40 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Inner Protected

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Cabrillo Beach Reef sits inside the protected waters of LA Harbor at San Pedro, a rocky kelp reef running from about 10 to 40 feet deep. The reef holds Calico Bass through their April–August peak and California Sheephead from April into September, with White Seabass moving through March–July and Yellowtail feeding along the kelp May–October. California and Pacific Halibut work the sandy edges in spring, with peaks running February–July across the two species. Anglers target the Calico Bass with swimbaits, soft plastic grubs, and leadhead jigs worked through the rock and kelp, while Sheephead come to bottom fishing with live shrimp, squid, or cut mackerel. Drifting live anchovies and sardines over the sand covers both halibut through the spring months.

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