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Praia do Portinho da Areia Norte

Leiria · Portugal

What have people found?

Furbelows, honeycomb worm and portuguese man o' war turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Spiny starfish, marbled crab and snakelocks anemone are the usual finds. ~109 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Praia do Portinho da Areia Norte for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~12:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~0:30~13:00
  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 August.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 300 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 do Portinho da Areia Norte?

Species records from iNaturalist

Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
FurbelowsSaccorhiza polyschides
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Montagu's CrabXantho hydrophilus
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Honeycomb WormSabellaria alveolata
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Portuguese Man o' WarPhysalia physalis
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