The lobster family was the cutest thing I’ve seen all year

I didn’t know Los Angeles area ocean is so amazing underwater

I went to Santa Monica High School 1952-1955 and used to fish off the pier as well as rent and take a rowboat to fish and free dive the breakwater like the diver videoing for the many fish and lobsters that were present. I remember well the buttermouth perch, sargo, pile perch, calico bass, garibaldi perch (illegal to spear), opal eye perch, and the lobsters of course (during season). The water was mostly cold and usually clearer than this video, and I saw no blue sharks and especially no great white ones either. Pleasant memories those were and the pier looks entirely different now. You could also see the palisades and other beautiful areas down towards Malibu. Life was a little bit more sane then, than now.

Never knew there was ANY sea life around LA, surprisingly cool fish!

Such a sweet video...amazing vis that day and incredible breath holding...makes me want to suit up and jump in...good job!!!

Excellent free diving spot, full of Garibaldi and lobster, amazing to know that Santa Monica had all that just in front of the beach.

i was just waiting for the great white to make an appearance. Pretty brave swimming so far out there in those waters.

A fantastic video... I trained in free diving last year... Had no idea there was a reef off Santa Monica!

Awsome video! Looking forward to exploring that beach

I love all the beautiful fish

very cool. I've been wondering about this location and the old breakwall. Think I'm going to dive it soon after watching your video. Thank you !

I enjoyed your video. I began diving the breakwater in 1969. They (Harbor Patrol) then banned us from diving the inside of the breakwater and had to go to the outside where if there was surf we got pounded. It was rarely very clear visibility. I have't dove there since early 70s, but the rocks looked healthy in your vid.

i didn't even know this type of reef existed off santa monica. Pretty amazing.

Amazing. Looks more tropical than I imagined. I guess the water is pretty warm there. Up the coast, north of Santa Cruz, the water is in the low to mid 50s.

Don’t think y’all understand the amount of courage this takes

What an awesome ecosystem! Great vid!

woow this is amazing!!

This is what I love about freediving, it's a whole other world once you duck beneath the surface, you never know what you're gonna find! I live near Santa Monica and I can't say that I've ever swam in the water, looking at it from the pier you wouldn't expect anything to be out there, just a bunch of flat sand until it reaches the deeper areas. But, look at that, albeit not the best visibility- there's a whole ecosystem not that far off the coastline! So cool :)

great channel! i was'nt sure about kayaking at santa monica, but now im sure about it....thx..maybe we will run in to you sometime...great videos btw...

That’s so cool

I love California!

Umm....what the hell was that lobster doing all by himself just out in the sand flats? Totally suspicious...clearly he was up to no good. I feel like i should've seen one of these guys by now...maybe i'm not swimming out deep enough? I usually go out off of Venice in front of Muscle Beach...but nowhere near as far as you were. MAYBE a quarter as far once or twice. How far out do you have to go to find a lobster hanging out? Have i just been unlucky?

This feels like a scene from Jaws!

I have been there too! In GTA V...

awesome I just subscribed, whats the deepest part of the water going out to the breakwater, I was thinking of trying something like that but I hate deep water

lmao fish are prolly like wait human ur not s'posed to be out here wtf haha

garabaldi luv💝

Wow look at all that lobster ? Now I need to see every beach in los angels. Because this opened my eyes for sure.

I really like your dive, can I use some of it for creating a painting?

I love my part of CA.

How do you not constantly think of a great white shark 🦈

What is that, 12-18 feet?

I hate the idea of just being in the middle of the ocean like that, but it does like beautiful

I thought if it was going to be deeper

I live in Santa Monica, do you do any lobster hunting in the area ?

I, of course would credit you

hi, i am looking for a deep pool for free diving training in LA? does anybody know a place? Thank you

Might as well go to Laguna Beach the water is more clear

Where's that at? I am going California July 10 trying to look for place like this to go diving record using my phone

I wanna do this but I have to do it alone cause not one of my friends would and I’m afraid of sharks lol

Very cool! I am hoping to get out there this summer. Is that a shark at 7:25?

I used to row out to the breakwater in the early '50s and search around and snorkel. Is none of the breakwater visible from the surface anymore? Considering all the fish and spiny lobster in this video, it looks like it's improved since those days. I presume it's now a protected area (I would love to bring in some of those lobster - I suspect taking them is not allowed regardless of season).

Cool i naver knew in los angeles ocean thers no sharks

Can you take a boat nearby?

How deep is this?

had no idea that our santa monicas ocean bottom looks that cool. but what if stingray stung u?

Man there should be more octopuses. I caught 2 a couple days ago by accident

If I try to swim out there will the lifeguards try to stop me?

Shark on bottom left under the rocks at 2:39

Can anyone tell me the name of those lobster type creatures? Thanks!

shenanigans, thought the sea floor was deeper........... way deeper...... never thought it would be that cute in the ocean floor, why can't tourist scuba dive???????????

I lived in Santa Monica for 12 years. Who'd thought such bright orange fish and lobsters?

that sheephead at 3:48. I wish I had my speargun in my hand!

100th like!

Its only 10 feet depp close 2 shores lol

Where are the sharks

Hey man,, I live so close. would you like to dive?

It's freaking polluted Actually ... LoL

This is sad

THERE IS NO WAY I AM SWIMMING IN THOSE WATERS, THE WATER IS TO COLD AND THERE ARE LOTS OF GREAT WHITE SHARKS OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY AROUND SAN FRANCISCO AND THE FARRALLON ISLANDS, VERY DANGEROUS AND RISKY TO SNORKEL, SWIM AND SURF IN THE OCEAN IN CALIFORNIA.

I went to Santa Monica High School 1952-1955 and used to fish off the pier as well as rent and take a rowboat to fish and free dive the breakwater like the diver videoing for the many fish and lobsters that were present. I remember well the buttermouth perch, sargo, pile perch, calico bass, garibaldi perch (illegal to spear), opal eye perch, and the lobsters of course (during season). The water was mostly cold and usually clearer than this video, and I saw no blue sharks and especially no great white ones either. Pleasant memories those were and the pier looks entirely different now. You could also see the palisades and other beautiful areas down towards Malibu. Life was a little bit more sane then, than now.