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Beaufort

Carteret County, North Carolina · United States

What have people found?

Florida stone crab, pleated sea squirt and colorful sea whip turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Purple-brown urchin, atlantic sand fiddler crab and florida horse conch are the usual finds. ~162 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 Beaufort for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark4:530.3 min the dark18:090.2 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark5:540.3 min the dark19:000.2 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov7:010.3 min the dark19:480.2 m

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 September and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid 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 Beaufort?

Species records from iNaturalist

Purple-brown UrchinArbacia punctulata
Atlantic Sand Fiddler CrabLeptuca pugilator
Florida Horse ConchTriplofusus giganteus
Eastern OysterCrassostrea virginica
Florida Stone CrabMenippe mercenaria
Pleated Sea SquirtStyela plicata
Colorful Sea WhipLeptogorgia virgulata
Thinstripe Hermit CrabClibanarius vittatus
Atlantic Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus
Dead Man's FingersCodium fragile
Cannonball JellyStomolophus meleagris
Marsh PeriwinkleLittoraria irrorata
Eastern MudsnailIlyanassa obsoleta
Green Porcelain CrabPetrolisthes armatus
Eastern Banded TulipCinctura hunteria
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