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Spiaggia di Galera Ècia

Aristanis/Oristano, Sardigna/Sardegna · Italy

What have people found?

Chocolate-band snail, white italian snail and by-the-wind sailor are the usual finds. ~24 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Spiaggia di Galera Ècia for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~5:00in the dark~20:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~6:00in the dark~22:00
  3. Tue 17 Nov~7:00in the dark~22:30

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 April and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid parking is about 50 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 Spiaggia di Galera Ècia?

Species records from iNaturalist

Chocolate-band SnailEobania vermiculata
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Italian Sea SlaterLigia italica
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Mediterranean LimpetPatella caerulea
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Ragged SeahareBursatella leachii
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Decollate SnailRumina decollata
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Yellow Cellar SlugLimacus flavus
Noah's Ark shellArca noae
Astropecten bispinosusAstropecten bispinosus
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