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Mkwiro

Kwale · Kenya

What have people found?

Burrowing fine spine urchin, hedgehog coral and pentagonal honeycomb coral turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Blue linckia, collector urchin and yellow-blocked nudibranch are the usual finds. ~182 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 Mkwiro for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~0:30~13:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~1:00~14:00
  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 October and November.

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 Mkwiro?

Species records from iNaturalist

Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
yellow-blocked nudibranchHalgerda wasinensis
Pentagonal honeycomb coralFavites pentagona
Flower UrchinToxopneustes pileolus
Galaxy CoralGalaxea fascicularis
Tiger CowrieCypraea tigris
Banded Sea UrchinEchinothrix calamaris
Lace CoralPocillopora damicornis
Green Barrel Sea SquirtDidemnum molle
Black Longspine UrchinDiadema setosum
Burrowing Fine Spine UrchinEchinostrephus molaris
Beautiful HypseldorisHypselodoris pulchella
Hedgehog CoralEchinopora hirsutissima
Astrea rotulosaAstrea rotulosa
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