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Beach Rock

Queensland · Australia

What have people found?

Bear paw clam, ivory cone and pinkfish sea cucumber turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Blue linckia, greenfish sea cucumber and lollyfish sea cucumber are the usual finds. ~191 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 3 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 Beach Rock for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~12:30 AMin the dark~12:00 AM
  2. Tue, Nov 17~9:00 AMin the dark~11:30 PM
  3. Wed, Nov 18~10:00 AMin the dark~12:00 AM

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 July and October.

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. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Beach Rock?

Species records from iNaturalist

Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
Greenfish Sea CucumberStichopus chloronotus
Lollyfish Sea CucumberHolothuria atra
Leopard Sea CucumberBohadschia argus
Boring Giant ClamTridacna crocea
Indo-Pacific Sand StarArchaster typicus
Bear Paw ClamHippopus hippopus
Pleated NeriteNerita plicata
Ivory ConeConus eburneus
Blue ButtonPorpita porpita
Mottled Lightfoot CrabGrapsus albolineatus
Tropical PeriwinklePlanaxis sulcatus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Pinkfish Sea CucumberHolothuria edulis
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