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Watamu

Kilifi North, Kilifi · Kenya

What have people found?

Flower urchin, black-and-white cone snail and magnificent sea anemone turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Red-knobbed sea star, small giant clam and tiger cowrie are the usual finds. ~56 distinct species have been recorded here.

Tide

We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.

View the predicted tide at Shanzu beach, 43 miles away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from February and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.5 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 Watamu?

Species records from iNaturalist

Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster lincki
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Tiger CowrieCypraea tigris
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Thin-shelled Rock CrabGrapsus tenuicrustatus
Black-and-white Cone SnailConus ebraeus
Flower UrchinToxopneustes pileolus
Magnificent Sea AnemoneRadianthus magnifica
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Lollyfish Sea CucumberHolothuria atra
Red-eyed Reef CrabEriphia smithii
Blue-spotted UrchinAstropyga radiata
Lagoon Brittle StarOphiocoma scolopendrina
Western Calling Fiddler CrabGelasimus hesperiae
Phyllospongia foliascensPhyllospongia foliascens
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