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Playa Raya

Provincia de Aysén, Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo · Chile

What have people found?

Pretty sea cradle, smooth black tegula and magellanic unicorn are the usual finds. ~28 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Playa Raya for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~12:00in the dark~23:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~13:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~0:30~14:30

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 May and September.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Playa Raya?

Species records from iNaturalist

Chiton granosusChiton granosus
Pretty Sea CradleChiton magnificus
Smooth Black TegulaTegula atra
Magellanic UnicornAcanthina monodon
Mola Rock CrabMetacarcinus edwardsii
Chilean AbaloneConcholepas concholepas
Hairy-handed CrabHemigrapsus crenulatus
Pustular Triton SnailArgobuccinum pustulosum
Heterophoxus oculatusHeterophoxus oculatus
Fissurella nigraFissurella nigra
Antarctic Flying SquidTodarodes filippovae
New Zealand Sea SlaterLigia novizealandiae
Camouflaged Spiny Sea CradlePlaxiphora aurata
Magellanic Copper LimpetNacella magellanica
Chilean Hairy ChitonChaetopleura benaventei
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