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Venice Beach

Los Angeles County, California · United States

What have people found?

Dark unicorn, owl limpet and eccentric sand dollar turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Striped shore crab, giant kelp and gould beanclam are the usual finds. ~96 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Venice Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark5:011.0 min the dark20:120.2 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov7:521.1 min the dark21:080.2 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov9:530.9 min the dark21:560.3 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 June.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 350 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 Venice Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Gould BeanclamDonax gouldii
Sunburst AnemoneAnthopleura sola
California MusselMytilus californianus
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Eccentric Sand DollarDendraster excentricus
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Pacific Sand CrabEmerita analoga
Feather Boa KelpEgregia menziesii
Pacific Acorn BarnacleBalanus glandula
Owl LimpetLottia gigantea
Dark UnicornMexacanthina lugubris
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