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Praia da Figueira da Foz

Coimbra · Portugal

What have people found?

Sooty seahare, sandalled anemone and brown tuning-fork weed turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic purple sea urchin, snakelocks anemone and strawberry anemone are the usual finds. ~89 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 Figueira da Foz 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 July and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 500 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 Praia da Figueira da Foz?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Honeycomb WormSabellaria alveolata
brown tuning-fork weedBifurcaria bifurcata
Sooty SeahareAplysia fasciata
Chondria coerulescensChondria coerulescens
WakameUndaria pinnatifida
Japanese WireweedSargassum muticum
FurbelowsSaccorhiza polyschides
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Sandalled AnemoneActinothoe sphyrodeta
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