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Wye River Coastal Reserve

Victoria · Australia

What have people found?

Southern sand star, giant chiton and leathery sea slug turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Waratah anemone, dwarf cushion star and carpet sea star are the usual finds. ~46 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Barwon Head (Point Flinders), 66 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Wye River Coastal Reserve 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 February 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 Wye River Coastal Reserve?

Species records from iNaturalist

Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Dwarf Cushion StarParvulastra exigua
Carpet Sea StarMeridiastra calcar
Green Snakelock AnemoneAulactinia veratra
Lineated cominellaCominella lineolata
Red Rock CrabGuinusia chabrus
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Striped-mouth ConniwinkBembicium nanum
Southern ribbed top snailAustrocochlea constricta
Striped False LimpetSiphonaria diemenensis
Leathery Sea SlugOnchidella nigricans
southern sand starLuidia australiae
Giant chitonPlaxiphora albida
Variegated limpetCellana tramoserica
Little Blue PeriwinkleAustrolittorina unifasciata
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