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Tarutao

จังหวัดสตูล · Thailand

What have people found?

Magnificent sea anemone, lace coral and long-spined crown-of-thorns are the usual finds. ~31 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 Tarutao for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~8:30in the dark~20:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~9:30in the dark~21:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~11:00in the dark~23:30

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 February and December.

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 Tarutao?

Species records from iNaturalist

Magnificent Sea AnemoneRadianthus magnifica
Clavelina cyclusClavelina cyclus
Lace CoralPocillopora damicornis
Long-spined Crown-of-ThornsAcanthaster planci
Graeffe's Sea CucumberPearsonothuria graeffei
Tile's Sea SlugPlocamopherus tilesii
Haliclona nematiferaHaliclona nematifera
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Bumpy MexichromisMexichromis multituberculata
Lollyfish Sea CucumberHolothuria atra
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Pinkfish Sea CucumberHolothuria edulis
Sea MatPalythoa tuberculosa
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