Stillwater Cove is shielded from northwesterly winds, facing southward along the California coast. It has a favorable geographical location which lets only large winter northwest swells propagate into the cove's repaired environment, refracting around Pescadero Point. The cove's depth ranges from ~9 m to ~14 m, while the region directly surrounding the Pescadero rocks is ~12 m deep. Stillwater Cove has been declared by the
California Coastal Commission an “Area of Special Biological Significance”. ==In popular culture==