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Radhanagar Beach

South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands · India

What have people found?

Chain-link brittle star, painted spiny lobster and squat anemone shrimp turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Blue linckia, purple hermit crab and anemone porcelain crab are the usual finds. ~43 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 Radhanagar Beach for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~7:00in the dark~18:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~8:00in the dark~19:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~9:00in the dark~21:30

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 February and March.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 950 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 Radhanagar Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Phyllidiella nigraPhyllidiella nigra
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
Purple Hermit CrabCoenobita brevimanus
Anemone Porcelain CrabNeopetrolisthes maculatus
Black Sea CucumberHolothuria leucospilota
Chain-link Brittle StarOphiomastix annulosa
Jewelled ChitonAcanthopleura gemmata
Gymnodoris striataGymnodoris striata
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Squat Anemone ShrimpThor amboinensis
Ringed Sap-sucking SlugPlakobranchus ocellatus
Boring Giant ClamTridacna crocea
Orange-edged Sapsucking SlugThuridilla lineolata
Smooth Red-eyed CrabEriphia sebana
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