Playa Punta Carola
Cantón San Cristóbal, Galápagos · Ecuador
What have people found?
Galápagos cerith, galápagos reef octopus and orange cup coral turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Sally lightfoot crab, galapagos slate pencil urchin and red sun star are the usual finds. ~97 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.Lowest tide at , download the app to see the weekly schedule.Lowest tide occurs at , in the dark, download the app to see the weekly schedule for a better time.
See low tide times at Playa Punta Carola for the next three days
- Sun 15 Novin the dark~0:00in the dark~12:30
- Mon 16 Novin the dark~1:00in the dark~13:00
- Tue 17 Novin the dark~2:00in the dark~14:00
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
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When do people visit?
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Most observations come from March and May.
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 Punta Carola?
Species records from iNaturalist
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
Galapagos Slate Pencil UrchinEucidaris galapagensis
Red Sun StarHeliaster cumingi
Ecuadorian Hermit CrabCoenobita compressus
Orange Cup CoralTubastraea coccinea
Chocolate Chip Sea StarNidorellia armata
Lytechinus semituberculatusLytechinus semituberculatus
Sea EggTripneustes depressus
Blue Sea StarPhataria unifascialis
Calcinus exploratorCalcinus explorator
Gourd Rock SnailVasula melones
Galápagos Reef OctopusOctopus oculifer
Fire Tentacle AnemoneBunodosoma grande
Galápagos CerithCerithium adustum
Hexaplex princepsHexaplex princeps
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Every organism named, every visit logged to your journal.
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