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Cattle Point

Capital Regional District, British Columbia · Canada

What have people found?

Graceful decorator crab, lined chiton and red sponge dorid turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Rockweed, painted anemone and aggregating anemone are the usual finds. ~268 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 7 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Modeled while the Oak Bay gauge loads. Sources.

See low tide times at Cattle Point for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~2:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~2:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~3:30

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 March.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 300 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 Cattle Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

RockweedFucus distichus
Painted AnemoneUrticina grebelnyi
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Bull KelpNereocystis luetkeana
Mossy ChitonMopalia muscosa
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
Red Rock CrabCancer productus
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Frilled DogwinkleNucella lamellosa
Red Sponge DoridRostanga pulchra
Yellow Shore CrabHemigrapsus oregonensis
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Purple Shore CrabHemigrapsus nudus
Graceful Decorator CrabOregonia gracilis
Lined ChitonTonicella lineata
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