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Heron Island

Queensland · Australia

What have people found?

Donkey's ear abalone, pinkfish sea cucumber and white-spotted hermit crab turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Small giant clam, yellow mesh sea star and white-speckled seahare are the usual finds. ~309 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 6 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 Heron Island for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16~6:00 AMin the dark~8:30 PM
  2. Tue, Nov 17~7:30 AMin the dark~9:30 PM
  3. Wed, Nov 18~9:00 AMin the dark~10:00 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 January and September.

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 Heron Island?

Species records from iNaturalist

Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Yellow Mesh Sea StarNardoa novaecaledoniae
White-speckled SeahareAplysia argus
Greenfish Sea CucumberStichopus chloronotus
Mottled Lightfoot CrabGrapsus albolineatus
Lollyfish Sea CucumberHolothuria atra
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
Black Sea CucumberHolothuria leucospilota
Pinkfish Sea CucumberHolothuria edulis
White-spotted Hermit CrabDardanus megistos
Pillow Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae
Donkey's Ear AbaloneHaliotis asinina
Smooth Red-eyed CrabEriphia sebana
Tropical PeriwinklePlanaxis sulcatus
Jewelled ChitonAcanthopleura gemmata
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