Tatapōuri Point
Gisborne District, Gisborne · New Zealand
What have people found?
Australasian brown sea cucumber, mottled brittle star and iron crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Common sydney octopus, new zealand common cushion star and kina are the usual finds. ~82 distinct species have been recorded here.
What is the best time to visit today?
Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.Lowest tide at , download the app to see the weekly schedule.Lowest tide occurs at , in the dark, download the app to see the weekly schedule for a better time.
See low tide times at Tatapōuri Point for the next three days
- Mon 16 Novin the dark~5:30in the dark~18:00
- Tue 17 Novin the dark~6:00in the dark~18:30
- Wed 18 Novin the dark~7:00in the dark~19:30
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
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When do people visit?
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Most observations come from March and June.
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 Tatapōuri Point?
Species records from iNaturalist
Common Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
New Zealand Common Cushion StarPatiriella regularis
KinaEvechinus chloroticus
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
Grey Side-gilled Sea SlugPleurobranchaea maculata
Wandering Sea AnemonePhlyctenactis tuberculosa
Shield ShellScutus breviculus
Cook's TurbanCookia sulcata
Australasian Brown Sea CucumberAustralostichopus mollis
Aplysia concavaAplysia concava
Southern Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Mottled Brittle StarOphionereis fasciata
Variable ChitonIschnochiton maorianus
Iron crabOzius deplanatus
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Every organism named, every visit logged to your journal.
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