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Pawleys Island

Georgetown County, South Carolina · United States

What have people found?

Gray sea star, cross-hatched lucine and incongruous ark turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Blood ark, florida cross-barred venus and speckled purse crab are the usual finds. ~115 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide from Pawleys Island Pier (ocean), 1.1 kilometers away.

See low tide times at Pawleys Island for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark4:430.3 m17:340.3 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark5:320.4 min the dark18:200.3 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov6:280.4 min the dark19:110.3 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 March and August.

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 Pawleys Island?

Species records from iNaturalist

Blood ArkLunarca ovalis
Florida Cross-barred VenusChione elevata
Speckled Purse CrabPersephona aquilonaris
Cannonball JellyStomolophus meleagris
Speckled Swimming CrabArenaeus cribrarius
Incongruous ArkAnadara brasiliana
Gray Sea StarLuidia clathrata
Forbes's Sea StarAsterias forbesi
Shark EyeNeverita duplicata
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Cross-hatched LucineDivalinga quadrisulcata
CoquinaDonax variabilis
Ponderous ArkNoetia ponderosa
Eastern OysterCrassostrea virginica
Giant Atlantic CockleDinocardium robustum
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