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San Buenaventura State Beach

Ventura County, California · United States

What have people found?

Southern finger limpet, gould beanclam and california spiny chiton turn up here more than at our other rock pools. By-the-wind sailor, striped shore crab and pacific sand crab are the usual finds. ~72 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide from Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals, 17.9 kilometers away.

See low tide times at San Buenaventura State Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark5:591.1 min the dark20:280.2 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov8:151.1 min the dark21:200.2 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov10:001.0 min the dark22:050.3 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 May and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 650 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 San Buenaventura State Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
Pacific Sand CrabEmerita analoga
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Sunburst AnemoneAnthopleura sola
California MusselMytilus californianus
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Owl LimpetLottia gigantea
Feather Boa KelpEgregia menziesii
Gould BeanclamDonax gouldii
Pacific Rock CrabRomaleon antennarium
Pacific Acorn BarnacleBalanus glandula
California Spiny ChitonNuttallina californica
Southern Finger LimpetLottia austrodigitalis
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