Rocking Rock

Tasmania · Australia

What have people found?

Australian bull kelp, tall-ribbed limpet and mulberry anemone turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Carpet sea star, purple rock crab and waratah anemone are the usual finds. ~72 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 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 Rocking Rock for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16~7:30 AMin the dark~8:30 PM
  2. Tue, Nov 17~8:30 AMin the dark~9:30 PM
  3. Wed, Nov 18~9:30 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 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 Rocking Rock?

Species records from iNaturalist

Carpet Sea StarMeridiastra calcar
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Little Blue PeriwinkleAustrolittorina unifasciata
CrayweedPhyllospora comosa
Zebra Top SnailAustrocochlea porcata
Tall-ribbed LimpetPatelloida alticostata
Striped-mouth ConniwinkBembicium nanum
Southern Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
Snakeskin ChitonSypharochiton pelliserpentis
Striped False LimpetSiphonaria diemenensis
Seven-armed Sea StarAstrostole scabra
Australian Bull KelpDurvillaea potatorum
mulberry anemonePhlyctenanthus australis
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