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Punta San Isidro

Municipio de Ensenada, Baja California · Mexico

What have people found?

Elk kelp, golden rockweed and speckled tegula turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Sunburst anemone, california mussel and feather boa kelp are the usual finds. ~36 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Punta Morro, 68 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Punta San Isidro for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~19:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~7:00in the dark~20:30
  3. Tue 17 Nov~9:30in the dark~21:30

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 May and August.

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 Punta San Isidro?

Species records from iNaturalist

Sunburst AnemoneAnthopleura sola
California MusselMytilus californianus
Feather Boa KelpEgregia menziesii
Black TegulaTegula funebralis
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Stephanocystis dioicaStephanocystis dioica
golden rockweedSilvetia compressa
Pink Volcano BarnacleTetraclita rubescens
Elk KelpPelagophycus porra
Speckled TegulaTegula gallina
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Blueband Hermit CrabPagurus samuelis
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