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Praia de Carreço

Viana do Castelo · Portugal

What have people found?

Atlantic beadlet anemone, atlantic dogwhelk and spiny starfish are the usual finds. ~40 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Os Castros de Nerga, 35.4 miles away.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Praia de Carreço for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15~12:30 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~12:30 AM~1:30 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~1:30 AM~2:30 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 April and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.2 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 Praia de Carreço?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Sea-oakHalidrys siliquosa
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Common Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgare
Mediterranean MusselMytilus galloprovincialis
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Channelled WrackPelvetia canaliculata
Blue-rayed LimpetPatella pellucida
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
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