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New Zealand Beach

New South Wales · Australia

What have people found?

Rose-coloured barnacle, mulberry whelk and black nerite turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Zebra top snail, variegated limpet and speckled rock anemone are the usual finds. ~77 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at New Zealand Beach for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16~6:30 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 June 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 New Zealand Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Zebra Top SnailAustrocochlea porcata
Variegated limpetCellana tramoserica
Speckled rock anemoneOulactis muscosa
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Striped-mouth ConniwinkBembicium nanum
Carpet Sea StarMeridiastra calcar
Mulberry WhelkArakawania marginalba
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Rose-coloured BarnacleTesseropora rosea
Plocamopherus imperialisPlocamopherus imperialis
Black neriteNerita melanotragus
Common WarrenerLunella undulata
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