Overstrand Ward 3
Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape · South Africa
What have people found?
Iridescent nudibranch, kelp orangeclub seaslug and reticulated sea star turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Spiny starfish, warty pleurobranch and sandy anemone are the usual finds. ~96 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Franskraalstrand, 16 miles away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from May and October.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 650 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 Overstrand Ward 3?
Species records from iNaturalist
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias africana
warty pleurobranchPleurobranchaea bubala
sandy anemoneBunodactis reynaudi
Dwarf Cushion StarParvulastra exigua
Cape sea urchinParechinus angulosus
Sea bambooEcklonia maxima
Four-colour NudibranchGodiva quadricolor
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
long-tentacled anemoneAnthopleura michaelseni
Iridescent NudibranchNotobryon thompsoni
Kelp Orangeclub SeaslugLimacia jellyi
Walking SeahareAplysia juliana
Reticulated Sea StarHenricia ornata
Spiny ChitonAcanthochitona garnoti
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