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Cable Beach

Broome, Western Australia · Australia

What have people found?

Sea tomato, pacific sugar limpet and horned ghost crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Australian land hermit crab, campbell's stromb and blue button are the usual finds. ~79 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Cable Beach for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~8:00in the dark~20:00
  2. Tue 17 Nov~8:30in the dark~21:00
  3. Wed 18 Nov~10:00in the dark~22:30

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 April and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 200 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 Cable Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Australian Land Hermit CrabCoenobita variabilis
Campbell's StrombDoxander campbellii
Blue ButtonPorpita porpita
Sea TomatoCrambione mastigophora
Banded-leg swimming crabCharybdis annulata
Horned Ghost CrabOcypode ceratophthalmus
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperi
Australian TrumpetSyrinx aruana
Pacific Sugar LimpetPatelloida saccharina
Jewelled ChitonAcanthopleura gemmata
Nassarius dorsatusNassarius dorsatus
Money CowryMonetaria moneta
Mottled Lightfoot CrabGrapsus albolineatus
Arabian CowrieMauritia arabica
Oliva ornataOliva ornata
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