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Breaksea Point

New Zealand

What have people found?

New zealand bull kelp, red girdle chiton and plicate barnacle are the usual finds. ~14 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Breaksea Point for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~12:30 PM
  2. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~12:30 AMin the dark~1:00 PM
  3. Wed, Nov 18in the dark~1:30 AMin the dark~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 January and April.

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 Breaksea Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

New Zealand Bull KelpDurvillaea antarctica
Red Girdle ChitonPlaxiphora biramosa
Plicate barnacleEpopella plicata
Leptomithrax australisLeptomithrax australis
Cellana strigilisCellana strigilis
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Virgin PauaHaliotis virginea
Brown PeriwinkleAustrolittorina cincta
Haustrum lacunosumHaustrum lacunosum
Brown BarnacleChamaesipho brunnea
Epiactis thompsoniEpiactis thompsoni
Durvillaea pohaDurvillaea poha
Notoacmea sturnusNotoacmea sturnus
Bluish Top ShellDiloma nigerrimum
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