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Whitley Bay

Tyne and Wear, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Wrack siphon weed, black squat lobster and grey topshell turn up here more than at our other tide pools. European green crab, common hermit crab and atlantic beadlet anemone are the usual finds. ~55 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.

Predicted tide for BLYTH, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Whitley Bay for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark12:27 AM4.7 ft12:31 PM6.1 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark1:16 AM5.3 ft1:19 PM6.9 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark2:16 AM5.8 ft2:24 PM7.4 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 February and March.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid 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 Whitley Bay?

Species records from iNaturalist

European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Channelled WrackPelvetia canaliculata
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Black Squat LobsterGalathea squamifera
Grey TopshellSteromphala cineraria
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Wrack Siphon WeedVertebrata lanosa
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