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Punta Achira

Provincia de Itata, Región de Ñuble · Chile

What have people found?

Spoon luga, purple mussel and beanweed are the usual finds. ~33 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Tomé, 49 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Punta Achira for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~10:30~20:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~11:30in the dark~22:00
  3. Tue 17 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 October and November.

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 Punta Achira?

Species records from iNaturalist

spoon lugaMazzaella laminarioides
Lessonia spicataLessonia spicata
Phymactis papillosaPhymactis papillosa
Adenocystis utricularisAdenocystis utricularis
Durvillaea incurvataDurvillaea incurvata
Purple MusselPerumytilus purpuratus
Chiton granosusChiton granosus
BeanweedScytosiphon lomentaria
Lottia orbignyiLottia orbignyi
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
GutweedUlva intestinalis
Peruvian periwinkleEchinolittorina peruviana
Schottera nicaeensisSchottera nicaeensis
Jehlius cirratusJehlius cirratus
Small Brown Sea AnemoneAnthopleura hermaphroditica
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