Ura Maeda Beach
国頭郡, 沖縄県 · Japan
What have people found?
Blueberry hermit crab, common hairy crab and reef decorator crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Boring giant clam, blue linckia and indo-pacific rock-boring urchin are the usual finds. ~191 distinct species have been recorded here.
What is the best time to visit today?
Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.Lowest tide at , download the app to see the weekly schedule.Lowest tide occurs at , in the dark, download the app to see the weekly schedule for a better time.
See low tide times at Ura Maeda Beach for the next three days
- Mon 16 Novin the dark~5:00in the dark~17:30
- Tue 17 Novin the dark~6:00in the dark~19:00
- Wed 18 Novin the dark~7:30in the dark~20:30
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
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When do people visit?
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Most observations come from March and April.
What should you know before visiting?
Customer parking is about 100 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 Ura Maeda Beach?
Species records from iNaturalist
Boring Giant ClamTridacna crocea
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Willan's ChromodorisChromodoris willani
Chromodoris colemaniChromodoris colemani
Blueberry Hermit CrabCoenobita purpureus
Leopard Sea CucumberBohadschia argus
Greenfish Sea CucumberStichopus chloronotus
common hairy crabPilumnus vespertilio
Black-and-white Cone SnailConus ebraeus
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosus
Sky Blue PhyllidiaPhyllidia coelestis
Hairy Red Hermit CrabDardanus lagopodes
Reef Decorator CrabCamposcia retusa
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Every organism named, every visit logged to your journal.
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