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East Point

Capital Regional District, British Columbia · Canada

What have people found?

Sea cauliflower, red sea urchin and thatched barnacle turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Ochre sea star, leather star and aggregating anemone are the usual finds. ~68 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.

Modeled while the Narvaez Bay gauge loads. Sources.

See low tide times at East Point for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~2:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~3:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~4:00in the dark~20:30

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 April and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 950 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 East Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Leather StarDermasterias imbricata
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Painted AnemoneUrticina grebelnyi
Mottled StarEvasterias troschelii
Arctic Green Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Bull KelpNereocystis luetkeana
Frilled DogwinkleNucella lamellosa
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Thatched BarnacleSemibalanus cariosus
Red Rock CrabCancer productus
Sea CauliflowerLeathesia marina
Red Sea UrchinMesocentrotus franciscanus
Black Leather ChitonKatharina tunicata
Moonglow AnemoneAnthopleura artemisia
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