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Mossel Bay Ward 8

Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape · South Africa

What have people found?

Ribbed false-limpet, blue coral-worm and duck's foot limpet turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Cape sea urchin, dwarf cushion star and spiny starfish are the usual finds. ~83 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 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 Mossel Bay Ward 8 for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~0:30~13:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~1:00~14:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~2:30~15:30

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 October.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 450 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 Mossel Bay Ward 8?

Species records from iNaturalist

Cape sea urchinParechinus angulosus
Dwarf Cushion StarParvulastra exigua
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias africana
False Plum AnemonePseudactinia flagellifera
Shore CrabCyclograpsus punctatus
Grey Volcano BarnacleTetraclita serrata
duck's foot limpetScutellastra longicosta
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Spiny ChitonAcanthochitona garnoti
Red Rock CrabGuinusia chabrus
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
ribbed false-limpetSiphonaria concinna
Brown MusselPerna perna
Mediterranean MusselMytilus galloprovincialis
Blue Coral-wormSpirobranchus kraussii
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