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Playa de El Cabezo

Granadilla de Abona, Canarias · Spain

What have people found?

Brown-lined elysia, spotted foot nudibranch and wavy bubble snail turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Spotted seahare, atlantic purple sea urchin and snakelocks anemone are the usual finds. ~139 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Playa de El Cabezo for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15~10:30 AMin the dark~10:30 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16~11:30 AMin the dark~11:30 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17~1:00 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 April and December.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.3 miles 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 Playa de El Cabezo?

Species records from iNaturalist

spotted seahareAplysia dactylomela
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Spotted Foot NudibranchTayuva lilacina
Stylocheilus polyommaStylocheilus polyomma
Portuguese Man o' WarPhysalia physalis
Gold SpongeAplysina aerophoba
Regal Sea GoddessFelimare picta
Bearded FirewormHermodice carunculata
Clibanarius aequabilisClibanarius aequabilis
Christmas Tree HydroidPennaria disticha
Wavy Bubble SnailMicromelo undatus
Brown-lined ElysiaElysia subornata
Variable Sea CucumberHolothuria sanctori
Spurilla neapolitanaSpurilla neapolitana
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