Watamu

Kilifi North, Kilifi · Kenya

What have people found?

Flower urchin, black-and-white cone snail and magnificent sea anemone turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Red-knobbed sea star, small giant clam and tiger cowrie are the usual finds. ~56 distinct species have been recorded here.

Tide

We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.

View the predicted tide at Shanzu beach, 70 kilometers away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from February and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 800 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 Watamu?

Species records from iNaturalist

Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster lincki

Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima

Tiger CowrieCypraea tigris

Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla

Thin-shelled Rock CrabGrapsus tenuicrustatus

Black-and-white Cone SnailConus ebraeus

Flower UrchinToxopneustes pileolus

Magnificent Sea AnemoneRadianthus magnifica

Day OctopusOctopus cyanea

Lollyfish Sea CucumberHolothuria atra

Red-eyed Reef CrabEriphia smithii

Blue-spotted UrchinAstropyga radiata

Lagoon Brittle StarOphiocoma scolopendrina

Western Calling Fiddler CrabGelasimus hesperiae

Phyllospongia foliascensPhyllospongia foliascens

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