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Terrace Beach

Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, British Columbia · Canada

What have people found?

Gould's baby chiton, lewis's moon snail and black slug turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Ochre sea star, giant green anemone and mossy chiton are the usual finds. ~273 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.

Modeled while the Ucluelet gauge loads. Sources.

See low tide times at Terrace Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15~10:30 AMin the dark~11:30 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16~12:00 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~12:30 AM~1:00 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 February.

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 Terrace Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammica
Mossy ChitonMopalia muscosa
Purple Shore CrabHemigrapsus nudus
Pacific Banana SlugAriolimax columbianus
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Black TegulaTegula funebralis
Leather StarDermasterias imbricata
Northern Leopard DoridDiaulula odonoghuei
Bat StarPatiria miniata
Gould's baby chitonCyanoplax dentiens
Black SlugArion ater
Lewis's Moon SnailNeverita lewisii
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
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