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Praia da Barra

Aveiro · Portugal

What have people found?

Buoy barnacle, henslow's swimming crab and six-striped woodlouse turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Violet sea snail, by-the-wind sailor and japanese wireweed are the usual finds. ~61 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Praia da Barra for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~12:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~0:30~13:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~1:30~14:30

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 March and April.

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 Praia da Barra?

Species records from iNaturalist

Violet Sea SnailJanthina janthina
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Crepipatella dilatataCrepipatella dilatata
Japanese WireweedSargassum muticum
Large Necklace ShellEuspira catena
Sea PotatoEchinocardium cordatum
Honeycomb WormSabellaria alveolata
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Buoy BarnacleDosima fascicularis
Granulated Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium granulatum
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Henslow's Swimming CrabPolybius henslowii
Six-striped WoodlousePorcellionides sexfasciatus
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
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