Belmar

What have people found?

Chestnut clam, fossor coquina and threeline mudsnail turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic sand crab, blue mussel and west atlantic surfclam are the usual finds. ~44 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, 47 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide from Red Bank, Navesink River, 20 kilometers away.

See low tide times at Belmar for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov7:190.2 min the dark20:110.1 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov8:140.3 min the dark21:000.2 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov9:120.3 min the dark21:490.1 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 May and June.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Belmar?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Sand CrabEmerita talpoida
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
West Atlantic SurfclamSpisula solidissima
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Asian Shore CrabHemigrapsus sanguineus
Ocellate Lady CrabOvalipes ocellatus
Chestnut ClamIsocrassina castanea
Fossor CoquinaDonax fossor
Common JingleAnomia simplex
Threeline MudsnailIlyanassa trivittata
Atlantic Rock CrabCancer irroratus
Shark EyeNeverita duplicata
False AngelwingPetricolaria pholadiformis
Atlantic JackknifeEnsis leei
Forbes's Sea StarAsterias forbesi
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Every organism named, every visit logged to your journal.