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Rocky Bay Inshore Restricted Zone

KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa

What have people found?

Spinnaker anemone, golden nembrotha and beautiful hypseldoris turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Green button polyp, two-coloured halgerda and hooded oyster are the usual finds. ~89 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Rocky Bay Inshore Restricted Zone 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 January and July.

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 Rocky Bay Inshore Restricted Zone?

Species records from iNaturalist

Green Button PolypPalythoa mutuki
Two-coloured halgerdaHalgerda dichromis
Hooded oysterSaccostrea cuccullata
Tooth BarnacleChthamalus dentatus
Brown MusselPerna perna
Eightshell BarnacleOctomeris angulosa
Grey Volcano BarnacleTetraclita serrata
spinnaker anemoneKorsaranthus natalensis
Golden NembrothaNembrotha aurea
Hypselodoris reginaHypselodoris regina
Ocellate PhyllidiaPhyllidia ocellata
Beautiful HypseldorisHypselodoris pulchella
Blue Coral-wormSpirobranchus kraussii
Blue Lollipop AscidianEudistoma caeruleum
Hypselodoris carneaHypselodoris carnea
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