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Horseshoe Bay

New South Wales · Australia

What have people found?

Southern fanworm, long-spined sea urchin and obscure nudibranch turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Clown doris, brown-lined paperbubble and eleven-armed sea star are the usual finds. ~221 distinct species have been recorded here.

Tide

We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from March and December.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Horseshoe Bay?

Species records from iNaturalist

Clown DorisCeratosoma amoenum
Brown-lined PaperbubbleHydatina physis
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
Common Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Bennett's HypselodorisHypselodoris bennetti
Lined SeahareStylocheilus striatus
Southern FanwormSabellastarte australiensis
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
Walking SeahareAplysia juliana
Long-spined Sea UrchinCentrostephanus rodgersii
Sydney SeahareAplysia sydneyensis
Rough turban shellLunella torquata
Obscure NudibranchHypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus thompsoniGoniobranchus thompsoni
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