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Portballintrae Beach

County Londonderry, Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Irish moss, blue-rayed limpet and star tunicate turn up here more than at our other tide pools. European green crab, atlantic beadlet anemone and montagu's crab are the usual finds. ~73 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide for Portrush, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Portballintrae Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark3:39 AM3.4 ftin the dark5:44 PM3.8 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark4:36 AM3.6 ftin the dark7:01 PM3.7 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark6:07 AM3.8 ftin the dark8:10 PM3.6 ft

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 July and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.2 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 Portballintrae Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Montagu's CrabXantho hydrophilus
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
Star TunicateBotryllus schlosseri
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Common CorallineCorallina officinalis
Irish MossChondrus crispus
Gem AnemoneBunodactis verrucosa
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Blue-rayed LimpetPatella pellucida
Japanese WireweedSargassum muticum
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