Rocking Rock
Tasmania · Australia
What have people found?
Australian bull kelp, tall-ribbed limpet and mulberry anemone turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Carpet sea star, purple rock crab and waratah anemone are the usual finds. ~72 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.
What is the best time to visit today?
Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.Lowest tide at , download the app to see the weekly schedule.Lowest tide occurs at , in the dark, download the app to see the weekly schedule for a better time.
See low tide times at Rocking Rock for the next three days
- Mon 16 Novin the dark~7:30in the dark~20:30
- Tue 17 Novin the dark~8:30in the dark~21:30
- Wed 18 Novin the dark~9:30in 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
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When do people visit?
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Most observations come from January and December.
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 Rocking Rock?
Species records from iNaturalist
Carpet Sea StarMeridiastra calcar
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Little Blue PeriwinkleAustrolittorina unifasciata
CrayweedPhyllospora comosa
Zebra Top SnailAustrocochlea porcata
Tall-ribbed LimpetPatelloida alticostata
Striped-mouth ConniwinkBembicium nanum
Southern Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
Snakeskin ChitonSypharochiton pelliserpentis
Striped False LimpetSiphonaria diemenensis
Seven-armed Sea StarAstrostole scabra
Australian Bull KelpDurvillaea potatorum
mulberry anemonePhlyctenanthus australis
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Every organism named, every visit logged to your journal.
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