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Green Head

Western Australia · Australia

What have people found?

White italian snail, western pacific purple sea urchin and southern baler are the usual finds. ~15 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Green Head for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~10:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~11:00
  3. Wed 18 Nov~11:00

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 January and November.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 250 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 Green Head?

Species records from iNaturalist

Lottia onychitisLottia onychitis
Siphonaria jeanaeSiphonaria jeanae
Liolophura hirtosaLiolophura hirtosa
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Western Pacific purple sea urchinHeliocidaris erythrogramma
Southern BalerMelo miltonis
Southern BaeolidiaBaeolidia australis
Three-pronged Spider CrabHalicarcinus ovatus
Isanemonia australisIsanemonia australis
Heteranthus verruculatusHeteranthus verruculatus
Astralium tentoriumAstralium tentorium
Australian NodiwinkEchinolittorina australis
Red Sausage WeedChrysymenia brownii
Star OctopusOctopus djinda
Nassarius particepsNassarius particeps
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