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Wellers Rock

Dunedin City, Otago · New Zealand

What have people found?

Wellington nudibranch, glandular dorid and australasian brown sea cucumber turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Waratah anemone, variable nudibranch and seven-armed sea star are the usual finds. ~115 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 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 Wellers Rock for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~2:30 AMin the dark~3:30 PM
  2. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~3:30 AMin the dark~4:00 PM
  3. Wed, Nov 18in the dark~4:30 AMin the dark~5:00 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 March.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.3 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 Wellers Rock?

Species records from iNaturalist

Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Variable NudibranchAphelodoris luctuosa
Trapania rudmaniTrapania rudmani
Seven-armed Sea StarAstrostole scabra
Wellington NudibranchDoris wellingtonensis
Carminodoris nodulosaCarminodoris nodulosa
Atagema carinataAtagema carinata
Paradoris dubiaParadoris dubia
Variolipallium cerebroidesVariolipallium cerebroides
Goniobranchus aureomarginatusGoniobranchus aureomarginatus
Kaeo Sea TulipPyura pachydermatina
Australasian Brown Sea CucumberAustralostichopus mollis
Glandular DoridDoriopsis granulosa
Alloiodoris lanuginataAlloiodoris lanuginata
Lemon NudibranchDendrodoris citrina
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