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Windy Point

Humboldt County, California · United States

What have people found?

Clown dorid, sea sacks and flame lined chiton turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Ochre sea star, gumboot chiton and pacific purple sea urchin are the usual finds. ~91 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Windy Point for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov8:291.2 min the dark21:370.2 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov9:521.1 min the dark22:260.2 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov11:171.0 min the dark23:150.3 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 December.

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 Windy Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Gumboot ChitonCryptochiton stelleri
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammica
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
California MusselMytilus californianus
Clown DoridTriopha catalinae
Black Leather ChitonKatharina tunicata
Sea SacksHalosaccion glandiforme
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
San Diego DoridDiaulula sandiegensis
Noble DoridPeltodoris nobilis
Bat StarPatiria miniata
Flame Lined ChitonTonicella lokii
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