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Seal Point Nature Reserve

Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape · South Africa

What have people found?

Pink-rayed limpet, crown turban and furry-ridged triton turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Dwarf cushion star, cape sea urchin and spiny chiton are the usual finds. ~59 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Seal Point Nature Reserve for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~0:30~12:30
  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 December.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 350 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 Seal Point Nature Reserve?

Species records from iNaturalist

Dwarf Cushion StarParvulastra exigua
Cape sea urchinParechinus angulosus
Spiny ChitonAcanthochitona garnoti
Eightshell BarnacleOctomeris angulosa
Zebra Agate SnailCochlitoma zebra
duck's foot limpetScutellastra longicosta
Pear LimpetScutellastra cochlear
pink-rayed limpetCymbula miniata
crown turbanTurbo cidaris
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
ribbed false-limpetSiphonaria concinna
Grey Volcano BarnacleTetraclita serrata
Broadray LimpetHelcion pruinosus
Furry-ridged TritonCabestana africana
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