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Buddina

Sunshine Coast, Queensland · Australia

What have people found?

Lined cratena, cobb's winged murphydoris and white aeolidiella turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Obscure nudibranch, daphne’s nudibranch and white-speckled seahare are the usual finds. ~504 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 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 Buddina for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16~5:30 AMin the dark~7:30 PM
  2. Tue, Nov 17~6:30 AMin the dark~8:30 PM
  3. Wed, Nov 18~8:00 AMin the dark~9:30 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 November and December.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.2 miles 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 Buddina?

Species records from iNaturalist

Obscure NudibranchHypselodoris obscura
Daphne’s NudibranchGoniobranchus daphne
White-speckled SeahareAplysia argus
Lined cratenaCratena lineata
Cobb's winged murphydorisMurphydoris cobbi
Porites-eating NudibranchPhestilla sibogae
Geometric GoniobranchusGoniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus setoensisGoniobranchus setoensis
Snakehead CowrieMonetaria caputserpentis
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperi
White AeolidiellaBulbaeolidia alba
Tenellia putiTenellia puti
Zebra Top SnailAustrocochlea porcata
Gold Ring CowryMonetaria annulus
Yellow-toothed CowrieErronea xanthodon
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