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Diani Beach

Kwale · Kenya

What have people found?

Blue-spotted urchin and snake sea cucumber turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Red-knobbed sea star, pink ghost crab and small giant clam are the usual finds. ~60 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Diani Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~0:30~13:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~1:00~14:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~2:00~15:30

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 December.

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 Diani Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster lincki
Pink Ghost CrabOcypode ryderi
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Snake Sea CucumberSynapta maculata
Blue-spotted UrchinAstropyga radiata
Ashtoret pictaAshtoret picta
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Common Box CrabCalappa hepatica
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosus
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
White-spotted Hermit CrabDardanus megistos
Greenfish Sea CucumberStichopus chloronotus
Hairy Red Hermit CrabDardanus lagopodes
Galaxy CoralGalaxea fascicularis
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