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Shanzu beach

Mvita, Mombasa · Kenya

What have people found?

Red-eyed reef crab, red-knobbed sea star and lagoon brittle star are the usual finds. ~21 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Diani Beach, 25.5 miles away.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Shanzu beach for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark~12:30 AM~1:30 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~1:00 AM~2:30 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~2:00 AM~3:30 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 March and July.

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 Shanzu beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Red-eyed Reef CrabEriphia smithii
Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster lincki
Lagoon Brittle StarOphiocoma scolopendrina
Pleated NeriteNerita plicata
Pink Ghost CrabOcypode ryderi
Phyllospongia foliascensPhyllospongia foliascens
Lollyfish Sea CucumberHolothuria atra
Thin-shelled Rock CrabGrapsus tenuicrustatus
Black-and-white Cone SnailConus ebraeus
Yellow NipperGeograpsus crinipes
Red NipperGeograpsus stormi
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Calf CowryLyncina vitellus
blotched neriteNerita albicilla
Haddon's AnemoneStichodactyla haddoni
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