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Navarre Beach

Santa Rosa County, Florida · United States

What have people found?

Flat cardita, american bittersweet clam and pink meanie turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Atlantic ghost crab, portuguese man o' war and lady-in-waiting venus are the usual finds. ~139 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Navarre Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 1510:04 AM0.2 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 1610:04 AM0.3 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 1710:10 AM0.5 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 January and June.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.4 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 Navarre Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Portuguese Man o' WarPhysalia physalis
Lady-in-waiting VenusChionopsis intapurpurea
Lettered OliveOliva sayana
Cannonball JellyStomolophus meleagris
Pink MeanieDrymonema larsoni
Atlantic Calico ScallopArgopecten gibbus
Bay NettleChrysaora chesapeakei
Flat CarditaPteromeris perplana
Fighting ConchStrombus pugilis
American Bittersweet ClamGlycymeris americana
CoquinaDonax variabilis
White Scroll AlgaPadina sanctae-crucis
Christmas Tree HydroidPennaria disticha
Atlantic Sand CrabEmerita talpoida
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