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Playa Cuyuipe

Salinas, Santa Elena · Ecuador

What have people found?

Diomedes' sapsucker, painted ghost crab and sally lightfoot crab are the usual finds. ~16 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Playa Cuyuipe for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark~1:00 AM~1:30 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~2:00 AM~2:00 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~3:00 AM~3:00 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 August.

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 Playa Cuyuipe?

Species records from iNaturalist

Diomedes' SapsuckerElysia diomedea
Painted Ghost CrabOcypode gaudichaudii
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
Red Sun StarHeliaster cumingi
Pacific Sand CrabEmerita analoga
Black Spiny Brittle StarOphiocoma aethiops
Central American Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra vanbrunti
Similar Cardita ShellCarditamera affinis
Hydroclathrus clathratusHydroclathrus clathratus
Gourd Rock SnailVasula melones
Stokes's ChitonChiton stokesii
Nicaragua sea hareDolabrifera nicaraguana
Fire Tentacle AnemoneBunodosoma grande
Alexander's Spiny Brittle StarOphiocomella alexandri
Pacific Mottled Shore CrabPachygrapsus socius
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