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Granny's Pool

iLembe District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa

What have people found?

Green rock crab, black chiton and african periwinkle turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Tooth barnacle, brown mussel and hooded oyster are the usual finds. ~81 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Granny's Pool for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~0:30~12:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~1:00~13:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~2:00~15:00

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 April and November.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 200 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 Granny's Pool?

Species records from iNaturalist

Tooth BarnacleChthamalus dentatus
Brown MusselPerna perna
Hooded oysterSaccostrea cuccullata
African PeriwinkleAfrolittorina africana
Pink Ghost CrabOcypode ryderi
blotched neriteNerita albicilla
Cape False LimpetSiphonaria capensis
Pleated PloughshellBullia natalensis
Eastern Granular LimpetScutellastra natalensis
Ragged SeahareBursatella leachii
Thin-shelled Rock CrabGrapsus tenuicrustatus
Ram's Horn SquidSpirula spirula
Brown-lined PaperbubbleHydatina physis
Green Rock CrabGrapsus fourmanoiri
Black ChitonOnithochiton literatus
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