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Playa Panteon

San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca · Mexico

What have people found?

Rose flower urchin, slate pencil urchin and panamic cushion star turn up here more than at our other tide pools. East pacific land crab, sally lightfoot crab and brown sea cucumber are the usual finds. ~57 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

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

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 Playa Panteon?

Species records from iNaturalist

Amphimedon texotliAmphimedon texotli
East Pacific Land CrabJohngarthia planata
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
Brown Sea CucumberIsostichopus fuscus
Rose Flower UrchinToxopneustes roseus
Halloween CrabHartnollius quadratus
Central American Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra vanbrunti
Needle Sea UrchinDiadema mexicanum
Ecuadorian Hermit CrabCoenobita compressus
Rough-ribbed NeriteNerita scabricosta
Pyramid Sea StarPharia pyramidata
Chiton articulatusChiton articulatus
Panamic Cushion StarPentaceraster cumingi
slate pencil urchinEucidaris thouarsii
Pavona giganteaPavona gigantea
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