Sandon Point Beach
Wollongong, New South Wales · Australia
What have people found?
Western pacific purple sea urchin, bennett's hypselodoris and common sydney octopus turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Brown-lined paperbubble, waratah anemone and wandering sea anemone are the usual finds. ~134 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Bushrangers Bay Aquatic Reserve, 30 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from June and November.
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 Sandon Point Beach?
Species records from iNaturalist
Brown-lined PaperbubbleHydatina physis
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Wandering Sea AnemonePhlyctenactis tuberculosa
Zebra Top SnailAustrocochlea porcata
Rostanga arbutusRostanga arbutus
Western Pacific purple sea urchinHeliocidaris erythrogramma
Carpet Sea StarMeridiastra calcar
Black neriteNerita melanotragus
Common Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
Snakeskin ChitonSypharochiton pelliserpentis
Dwarf Cushion StarParvulastra exigua
Bennett's HypselodorisHypselodoris bennetti
Common WarrenerLunella undulata
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
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