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Punta Cantera

Partido de General Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires · Argentina

What have people found?

Lesson's false limpet, argentinean sea anemone and pacific acorn barnacle are the usual finds. ~42 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Punta Cantera for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark~4:00 AM~6:30 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~4:30 AM~7:00 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17~5:30 AM~8:00 PM

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 June and September.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 650 feet 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. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Punta Cantera?

Species records from iNaturalist

Lesson's False LimpetSiphonaria lessonii
Brachidontes rodrigueziiBrachidontes rodriguezii
Argentinean Sea AnemoneBunodosoma zamponii
Pacific Acorn BarnacleBalanus glandula
Atlantic False JinglePododesmus rudis
Chaetopleura isabelleiChaetopleura isabellei
Buccinanops moniliferBuccinanops monilifer
La Plata anemoneAulactinia marplatensis
Crepipatella dilatataCrepipatella dilatata
Cyrtograpsus angulatusCyrtograpsus angulatus
Rowing CrabOvalipes trimaculatus
Dead Man's FingersCodium fragile
Common CorallineCorallina officinalis
Decollate SnailRumina decollata
White Atlantic SemeleSemele proficua
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