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Keem Beach

County Mayo, Westport-Belmullet Municipal District · Ireland

What have people found?

Compass jelly and common european limpet turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Atlantic dogwhelk, atlantic beadlet anemone and blue mussel are the usual finds. ~13 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Keem Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark~2:00 AM~3:00 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~3:00 AM~4:00 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~4:00 AMin the dark~5:30 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 July.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 150 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 Keem Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Black SlugArion ater
Dahlia AnemoneUrticina felina
Channelled WrackPelvetia canaliculata
FurbelowsSaccorhiza polyschides
Blue JellyCyanea lamarckii
Elegant anemoneCylista elegans
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