Kaka Point
Clutha District, Otago · New Zealand
What have people found?
Heavy-ribbed venus, new zealand green-lipped mussel and kaeo sea tulip turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Reef sea star, new zealand ribbed mussel and pustular triton snail are the usual finds. ~62 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have the numbers a tide curve is drawn from for this stretch of coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Picnic Point, 30 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from January and February.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 250 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 Kaka Point?
Species records from iNaturalist
Reef Sea StarStichaster australis
New Zealand Ribbed MusselAulacomya maoriana
Pustular Triton SnailArgobuccinum pustulosum
New Zealand Green-lipped MusselPerna canaliculus
Heavy-ribbed VenusLeukoma crassicosta
Dead Man's FingersCodium fragile
New Zealand Bull KelpDurvillaea antarctica
Kaeo Sea TulipPyura pachydermatina
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
White-striped AnemoneAnthothoe albocincta
Apophlaea lyalliiApophlaea lyallii
Virgin PauaHaliotis virginea
Alloiodoris lanuginataAlloiodoris lanuginata
Spotted Top SnailDiloma aethiops
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