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Playa de La Caleta

Bahía de Cádiz, Andalucía · Spain

What have people found?

Jaguar round crab, hairy ark and rustic dove-shell turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Saint piran's hermit crab, marbled crab and snakelocks anemone are the usual finds. ~120 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.

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

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 May and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid parking is about 500 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 La Caleta?

Species records from iNaturalist

Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
jaguar round crabXantho poressa
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
White Sea StarCoscinasterias tenuispina
Mottled Shore CrabPachygrapsus transversus
Basque BeretCodium bursa
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Italian Sea SlaterLigia italica
Rustic Dove-shellColumbella rustica
Hairy ArkBarbatia barbata
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
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