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Plage de la Grande Conque

Hérault, Occitanie · France

What have people found?

White gorgonian, orange gorgonian and barrel jelly turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Spotted seahare, common octopus and european common cuttlefish are the usual finds. ~137 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 Plage de la Grande Conque for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~4:00in the dark~20:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~4:30in the dark~21:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~5:30in the dark~22:00

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 September.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 800 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 Plage de la Grande Conque?

Species records from iNaturalist

Spotted SeahareAplysia punctata
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Candiella striataCandiella striata
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Mediterranean Violet AeolidFlabellina affinis
Cratena SlugCratena peregrina
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Maasella edwardsiMaasella edwardsi
Barrel JellyRhizostoma pulmo
Haliclona fistulosaHaliclona fistulosa
Orange GorgonianLeptogorgia sarmentosa
Polysyncraton lacazeiPolysyncraton lacazei
Calmella cavoliniCalmella cavolini
white gorgonianEunicella singularis
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