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Split Point

Victoria · Australia

What have people found?

Notched shore crab, elongate chiton and hairy seaweed crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Common warrener, cart-rut shell and red rock crab are the usual finds. ~141 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.

See low tide times at Split Point for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~11:00in the dark~22:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~11:30in the dark~23:00
  3. Wed 18 Nov~12:00in the dark~23:30

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 350 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 Split Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Common WarrenerLunella undulata
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Red Rock CrabGuinusia chabrus
Variegated limpetCellana tramoserica
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Carpet Sea StarMeridiastra calcar
Hairy Seaweed CrabNotomithrax ursus
Lineated cominellaCominella lineolata
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Southern ribbed top snailAustrocochlea constricta
Elephant SnailScutus antipodes
Aplysia concavaAplysia concava
Notched Shore CrabParagrapsus quadridentatus
Elongate chitonIschnochiton elongatus
White-striped AnemoneAnthothoe albocincta
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