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Maitai Point

Far North District, Northland · New Zealand

What have people found?

Star limpet, australian triton and umbrella slug turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Radiate limpet, waratah anemone and sydney rock oyster are the usual finds. ~108 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Maitai Point for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Novin the dark~7:00in the dark~19:30
  2. Tue 17 Novin the dark~7:30in the dark~20:30
  3. Wed 18 Novin the dark~8:30in 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 September and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 100 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 Maitai Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Radiate LimpetCellana radians
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Sydney Rock OysterSaccostrea glomerata
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
New Zealand Common Cushion StarPatiriella regularis
New Zealand Blue-banded PeriwinkleAustrolittorina antipodum
Star LimpetCellana stellifera
Cook's TurbanCookia sulcata
Apophlaea sinclairiiApophlaea sinclairii
Black neriteNerita melanotragus
Umbrella SlugUmbraculum umbraculum
Snakeskin ChitonSypharochiton pelliserpentis
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Australian TritonRanella australasia
Spotted Top SnailDiloma aethiops
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