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Jetty Beach

Monterey County, California · United States

What have people found?

Taylor's seahare, purple-striped sea nettle and eelgrass isopod turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Striped shore crab, opalescent nudibranch and ochre sea star are the usual finds. ~248 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 8 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide from Elkhorn, Elkhorn Slough, 2.4 miles away.

See low tide times at Jetty Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 157:17 AM3.2 ftin the dark9:27 PM0.3 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 168:52 AM3.1 ftin the dark10:13 PM0.5 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 1710:30 AM2.9 ftin the dark10:55 PM0.6 ft

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 July and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 500 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 Jetty Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
Opalescent NudibranchHermissenda opalescens
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Sorcerer's DoridPolycera atra
Branched DendronotidDendronotus venustus
Pismo ClamTivela stultorum
Pacific Sea NettleChrysaora fuscescens
Taylor's SeaharePhyllaplysia taylori
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Pacific Sand CrabEmerita analoga
Purple-striped Sea NettleChrysaora colorata
Spotted DoridTriopha maculata
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Eelgrass IsopodPentidotea resecata
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