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Saldanha Bay Ward 6

West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape · South Africa

What have people found?

White clam, agulhas ploughshell and granite limpet turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Sandy anemone, rowing crab and granulated calloused beach pillbug are the usual finds. ~25 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Swartland Ward 5, 26 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Saldanha Bay Ward 6 for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~0:00~12:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~1:00~14:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~2:00~15:30

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 August and September.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 250 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 Saldanha Bay Ward 6?

Species records from iNaturalist

sandy anemoneBunodactis reynaudi
Rowing CrabOvalipes trimaculatus
Granulated Calloused Beach PillbugTylos granulatus
Sea bambooEcklonia maxima
Granular LimpetScutellastra granularis
Agulhas PloughshellBullia digitalis
Granite LimpetCymbula granatina
Pustular Triton SnailArgobuccinum pustulosum
White ClamDonax serra
Cape sea urchinParechinus angulosus
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Cape Reef-wormGunnarea gaimardi
Indo-Pacific Man-O-WarPhysalia utriculus
Southern Man-O-WarPhysalia megalista
Sea SwallowGlaucus atlanticus
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