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Buddina

Sunshine Coast, Queensland · Australia

What have people found?

Lined cratena, cobb's winged murphydoris and white aeolidiella turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Obscure nudibranch, daphne’s nudibranch and white-speckled seahare are the usual finds. ~504 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Buddina for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~5:30in the dark~19:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~6:30in the dark~20:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~8:00in the dark~21:30

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from November and December.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 350 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at Buddina?

Species records from iNaturalist

Obscure NudibranchHypselodoris obscura
Daphne’s NudibranchGoniobranchus daphne
White-speckled SeahareAplysia argus
Lined cratenaCratena lineata
Cobb's winged murphydorisMurphydoris cobbi
Porites-eating NudibranchPhestilla sibogae
Geometric GoniobranchusGoniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus setoensisGoniobranchus setoensis
Snakehead CowrieMonetaria caputserpentis
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperi
White AeolidiellaBulbaeolidia alba
Tenellia putiTenellia puti
Zebra Top SnailAustrocochlea porcata
Gold Ring CowryMonetaria annulus
Yellow-toothed CowrieErronea xanthodon
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