Rapatiotio Point
Bay of Plenty · New Zealand
What have people found?
Coarse dosinia, tuatua and wheel shell turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Giant shore anemone, white-striped anemone and new zealand common cushion star are the usual finds. ~94 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 Little Oneroa Beach, 106 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from March and June.
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 Rapatiotio Point?
Species records from iNaturalist
Giant Shore AnemoneOulactis magna
White-striped AnemoneAnthothoe albocincta
Tonna tankervilliiTonna tankervillii
New Zealand Common Cushion StarPatiriella regularis
Wheel ShellZethalia zelandica
Ostrich Foot SnailStruthiolaria papulosa
Snakeskin ChitonSypharochiton pelliserpentis
Radiate LimpetCellana radians
Speckled WhelkCominella adspersa
New Zealand Common Swimming CrabOvalipes catharus
Coarse DosiniaDosinia anus
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
Triangle ClamCrassula aequilatera
TuatuaPaphies subtriangulata
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