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Little Oneroa Beach

Waiheke, Auckland · New Zealand

What have people found?

Wedge shell, coarse dosinia and turret shell turn up here more than at our other rock pools. New zealand scallop, ostrich foot snail and wheel shell are the usual finds. ~127 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Little Oneroa Beach for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Novin the dark~6:30in the dark~19:00
  2. Tue 17 Novin the dark~7:30in the dark~20:00
  3. Wed 18 Novin the dark~8:30in the dark~21:00

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 June.

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 Little Oneroa Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

New Zealand ScallopPecten novaezelandiae
Myadora striataMyadora striata
Ostrich Foot SnailStruthiolaria papulosa
Wheel ShellZethalia zelandica
Speckled WhelkCominella adspersa
TuatuaPaphies subtriangulata
Sydney Rock OysterSaccostrea glomerata
Coarse DosiniaDosinia anus
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Turret ShellMaoricolpus roseus
Cake UrchinFellaster zelandiae
Wedge ShellMacomona liliana
New Zealand CockleAustrovenus stutchburyi
Common flapjackCarpophyllum maschalocarpum
Black neriteNerita melanotragus
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