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Ōtakamiro Point

Rodney, Auckland · New Zealand

What have people found?

Small goose barnacle, southern man-o-war and ram's horn squid turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Reef sea star, new zealand green-lipped mussel and giant shore anemone are the usual finds. ~168 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 3 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Ōtakamiro Point for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~8:30 AMin the dark~9:30 PM
  2. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~9:30 AMin the dark~10:30 PM
  3. Wed, Nov 18in the dark~10:30 AMin the dark~11:30 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 August and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer 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 Ōtakamiro Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Reef Sea StarStichaster australis
New Zealand Green-lipped MusselPerna canaliculus
Giant Shore AnemoneOulactis magna
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
Little Black MusselXenostrobus neozelanicus
Southern Man-O-WarPhysalia megalista
Ram's Horn SquidSpirula spirula
New Zealand Bull KelpDurvillaea antarctica
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Radiate LimpetCellana radians
Small Goose BarnacleLepas pectinata
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
Paratrophon cheesemaniParatrophon cheesemani
Siphonaria australisSiphonaria australis
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