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Nusa Penida

Bali · Indonesia

What have people found?

Lynx cowry, isabella cowry and small white hermit crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Blue dragon, varicose wart slug and blue linckia are the usual finds. ~152 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 Nusa Penida for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~8:30in the dark~19:00
  2. Tue 17 Nov~9:30in the dark~20:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~10:30in 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 January and March.

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 Nusa Penida?

Species records from iNaturalist

Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperi
Varicose Wart SlugPhyllidia varicosa
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
Gold Ring CowryMonetaria annulus
Lynx CowryLyncina lynx
Money CowryMonetaria moneta
Montipora digitataMontipora digitata
Isabella CowryLuria isabella
Small White Hermit CrabCalcinus minutus
Clumpy NudibranchAsteronotus cespitosus
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annae
Spotted LinckiaLinckia multifora
Green Barrel Sea SquirtDidemnum molle
Echinopora lamellosaEchinopora lamellosa
Forsskål's PleurobranchPleurobranchus forskalii
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