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Westall

South Australia · Australia

What have people found?

Wavy top and little blue periwinkle turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Australian black nerite, variegated limpet and neptune's necklace are the usual finds. ~21 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Westall for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~10:30~20:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~20:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~18:00

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

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from January and May.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 700 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 Westall?

Species records from iNaturalist

Australian Black NeriteNerita atramentosa
Variegated limpetCellana tramoserica
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Wavy TopDiloma concameratum
Little Blue PeriwinkleAustrolittorina unifasciata
Common KelpEcklonia radiata
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Lineated cominellaCominella lineolata
Common WarrenerLunella undulata
South Australian Live-bearing Sea StarParvulastra parvivipara
rock-pool shrimpPalaemon serenus
Orange-edged limpetCellana solida
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
blacklip abaloneHaliotis rubra
Fern caulerpaCaulerpa flexilis
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