Three Tables

Honolulu County, Hawaii · United States

What have people found?

Pease's nudibranch, trembling nudibranch and fellow's nudibranch turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Caramel nudibranch, tom smith's nudibranch and gold lace nudibranch are the usual finds. ~411 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 3 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide from Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, 33.3 kilometers away.

See low tide times at Three Tables for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark0:110.1 m16:160.1 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark1:130.2 m16:520.1 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark2:390.2 m17:220.1 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 June and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 800 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 Three Tables?

Species records from iNaturalist

Caramel NudibranchGlossodoris rufomarginata
Tom Smith's NudibranchArdeadoris tomsmithi
Gold Lace NudibranchHalgerda terramtuentis
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Pease's NudibranchHypselodoris peasei
Pacific White-spotted Sea CucumberActinopyga varians
Trembling NudibranchGoniobranchus vibratus
Pustulose Wart SlugPhyllidiella pustulosa
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Fellow's NudibranchHiatodoris fellowsi
Red Pencil UrchinHeterocentrotus mamillatus
Purple-edged NudibranchGoniobranchus albopustulosus
Varicose Wart SlugPhyllidia varicosa
Shingle UrchinColobocentrotus atratus
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
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