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Ricketts Point

Victoria · Australia

What have people found?

Australian mud whelk, green coral and lion's mane jellyfish turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Common biscuit star, eleven-armed sea star and western pacific purple sea urchin are the usual finds. ~216 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 7 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Ricketts Point for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Novin the dark~0:30~13:30
  2. Tue 17 Novin the dark~1:00~14:00
  3. Wed 18 Novin the dark~2:00~14:30

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 January and December.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 650 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 Ricketts Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Common Biscuit StarTosia australis
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
Western Pacific purple sea urchinHeliocidaris erythrogramma
Velvet Sea StarPetricia vernicina
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Australian Mud WhelkBatillaria australis
Common WarrenerLunella undulata
Zebra Top SnailAustrocochlea porcata
Carpet Sea StarMeridiastra calcar
Variegated limpetCellana tramoserica
Short-tailed CeratosomaCeratosoma brevicaudatum
Green coralPlesiastrea versipora
Common KelpEcklonia radiata
Lion's Mane JellyfishCyanea annaskala
Haeckel's JellyPseudorhiza haeckeli
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