Boulder Beach
Southland · New Zealand
What have people found?
Pipi, tasmanian blue mussel and new zealand ribbed mussel turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Giant kelp, waratah anemone and spotted jelly are the usual finds. ~86 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.
Tide
We do not have the numbers a tide curve is drawn from for this stretch of coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Argyle Beach, 41 kilometers away.
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 Boulder Beach?
Species records from iNaturalist
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Spotted JellyDesmonema gaudichaudi
Spotted Top SnailDiloma aethiops
Snakeskin ChitonSypharochiton pelliserpentis
Ornate LimpetCellana ornata
Ophiopsammus maculatusOphiopsammus maculatus
New Zealand Half CrabPetrolisthes elongatus
Tasmanian Blue MusselMytilus planulatus
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
New Zealand Common Cushion StarPatiriella regularis
New Zealand CockleAustrovenus stutchburyi
New Zealand Ribbed MusselAulacomya maoriana
PipiPaphies australis
Beaked BarnacleAustrominius modestus
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