Tutukākā Recreation Reserve
Whangārei District, Northland · New Zealand
What have people found?
Quoy's whelk, purple sunset clam and brown bubble shell turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Indo-pacific comb star, new zealand common cushion star and kina are the usual finds. ~152 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 Sentinel Rock, 52 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from January and May.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 150 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 Tutukākā Recreation Reserve?
Species records from iNaturalist
Indo-Pacific Comb StarAstropecten polyacanthus
New Zealand Common Cushion StarPatiriella regularis
KinaEvechinus chloroticus
Clown DorisCeratosoma amoenum
Quoy's WhelkCominella quoyana
Brown bubble shellBulla quoyii
Spengler's Trumpet SnailCabestana spengleri
Black DorisDendrodoris nigra
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
Neoguraleus lyallensisNeoguraleus lyallensis
Black neriteNerita melanotragus
Purple Sunset ClamGari stangeri
Striped Green Sea AnemoneDiadumene lineata
Southern Reef SquidSepioteuthis australis
Sydney Rock OysterSaccostrea glomerata
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