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Lucky Bay Beach

Western Australia · Australia

What have people found?

Western long-spined sea urchin, many-spotted seastar and roe's abalone turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Double-rayed sunset clam, large-plated sea star and club-spined sea urchin are the usual finds. ~73 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Lucky Bay Beach for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~15:00
  2. Tue 17 Nov~14:00
  3. Wed 18 Nov~14:00

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 March and April.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Lucky Bay Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Double-rayed Sunset ClamHiatula biradiata
Large-plated Sea StarNectria macrobrachia
Club-spined sea urchinPhyllacanthus irregularis
Western long-spined sea urchinCentrostephanus tenuispinus
Biscuit StarPentagonaster duebeni
Haeckel's JellyPseudorhiza haeckeli
Star OctopusOctopus djinda
Australian Black NeriteNerita atramentosa
Western Pacific purple sea urchinHeliocidaris erythrogramma
Common Biscuit StarTosia australis
Mosaic Sea StarPlectaster decanus
Roe's abaloneHaliotis roei
Aplysia giganteaAplysia gigantea
Meridiastra occidensMeridiastra occidens
Many-spotted seastarFromia polypora
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