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Playa de Calahonda - Rocas del Mar

Costa del Sol Occidental, Andalucía · Spain

What have people found?

Rustic dove-shell, hairy porcelain crab and atlantic purple sea urchin turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Saint piran's hermit crab, warty crab and mauve stinger are the usual finds. ~45 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Playa de Calahonda - Rocas del Mar for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~12:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~0:30~13:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~1:30~14:00

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

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from April and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 100 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 Playa de Calahonda - Rocas del Mar?

Species records from iNaturalist

Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Rustic Dove-shellColumbella rustica
Anomia ephippiumAnomia ephippium
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Mediterranean Cone SnailConus ventricosus
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Lesser Spider CrabMaja crispata
Red Comb StarAstropecten aranciacus
Four-colour NudibranchGodiva quadricolor
Turbinate MonodontPhorcus turbinatus
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