Russian Gulch State Park

W-shaped cove with dive entry in the northern protected wing, one of the easiest entries on the Mendocino coast. West swell reaches the entry at roughly half strength after diffracting into the cove, with west-southwest and southwest at moderate exposure and west-northwest through northwest substantially shadowed by the northern headland. The cove mouth and southern half are far more exposed than the entry area. Best when swell is from the south or small.