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South Anjuna Beach

Bardez, Goa · India

What have people found?

Hairy elysia, fragile dorid and ringed phidiana turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Violet zoanthids, anjuna anemone and burgundy sea anemone are the usual finds. ~95 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at South Anjuna Beach for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~9:30in the dark~20:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~11:00in the dark~21:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~12:00in the dark~23:00

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 February and April.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 300 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 South Anjuna Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Violet ZoanthidsZoanthus sansibaricus
Anjuna AnemoneAnthopleura anjunae
Burgundy Sea AnemoneBunodosoma goanense
Black Sea CucumberHolothuria leucospilota
pot-hole urchinStomopneustes variolaris
Mottled Lightfoot CrabGrapsus albolineatus
Hirase's Leaf SlugElysia hirasei
Hairy elysiaElysia tomentosa
Ringed phidianaPhidiana anulifera
Christmas Tree HydroidPennaria disticha
Striped Green Sea AnemoneDiadumene lineata
scribbled nudibranchDoriopsilla miniata
Common Triton SnailGyrineum natator
Fragile doridSebadoris fragilis
military phidianaCaloria militaris
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