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Minnie Water Beach

New South Wales · Australia

What have people found?

Variegated sundial, kiener's cowry and strawberry conch turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Variable stromb, black-and-white cone snail and whitish dogwhelk are the usual finds. ~476 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Minnie Water Beach for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~6:30in the dark~20:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~7:30in the dark~21:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~9:00in the dark~22:00

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 June and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 450 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 Minnie Water Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Variable StrombMaculastrombus mutabilis
Black-and-white Cone SnailConus ebraeus
Whitish DogwhelkNassarius albescens
Gold Ring CowryMonetaria annulus
Coronated ConeConus coronatus
Variegated SundialHeliacus variegatus
Little Ass CowriePalmadusta asellus
Kiener's CowryBistolida kieneri
Strawberry ConchConomurex luhuanus
Cat CowryMelicerona listeri
Pointed DogwhelkNassarius gaudiosus
Papilla ConeConus papilliferus
Lettered MitreStrigatella litterata
Clandestine CowriePalmadusta clandestina
Dotted Dove ShellEuplica scripta
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