West Beach
Adelaide, South Australia · Australia
What have people found?
Circular ear shell, southern date-shell and masked burrowing crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Rough rock crab, australian razor clam and double-rayed sunset clam are the usual finds. ~168 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Rapid Bay, 69 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from September and October.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 100 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 West Beach?
Species records from iNaturalist
rough rock crabNectocarcinus integrifrons
Australian Razor ClamPinna dolabrata
Double-rayed Sunset ClamHiatula biradiata
Great spider crabLeptomithrax gaimardii
Southern Flat OysterOstrea angasi
Circular ear shellHaliotis cyclobates
Southern Date-ShellSolemya australis
Australian Blue Swimmer CrabPortunus armatus
Surf CrabOvalipes australiensis
Masked Burrowing CrabGomeza bicornis
Golden Decorator CrabNaxia aurita
Barnea australasiaeBarnea australasiae
Southern GaperLutraria rhynchaena
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Banded ArkBarbatia pistachia
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