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Sambong Beach

태안군, 충청남도 · South Korea

What have people found?

Purple butterclam, broughton's blood cockle and spotted hard clam turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Sunray surfclam, blue bat star and bladder moon snail are the usual finds. ~34 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 Sambong Beach for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Novin the dark~1:30~13:00
  2. Tue 17 Novin the dark~2:30~14:00
  3. Wed 18 Novin the dark~4:00~15:30

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 February.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 550 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 Sambong Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Sunray SurfclamMactra chinensis
Blue Bat StarPatiria pectinifera
Bladder Moon SnailNeverita didyma
Purple ButterclamSaxidomus purpurata
Broughton's Blood CockleAnadara broughtonii
Spotted Hard ClamMeretrix petechialis
Reishia clavigeraReishia clavigera
Veined Rapa WhelkRapana venosa
Dosinia japonicaDosinia japonica
Oliva mustelinaOliva mustelina
Sydaphera spenglerianaSydaphera spengleriana
Anthopleura fuscoviridisAnthopleura fuscoviridis
Jedo VenusLeukoma jedoensis
Flying-Bird ArkLamarcka avellana
Asian Shore CrabHemigrapsus sanguineus
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