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Cape Peron

Western Australia · Australia

What have people found?

Bell clapper, common pheasant shell and western rock lobster turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Western chromodoris, southern baler and rough turban shell are the usual finds. ~210 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 3 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Cape Peron for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16~10:30 AM
  2. Tue, Nov 17~11:00 AM
  3. Wed, Nov 18~11:30 AM

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 February.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 150 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 Cape Peron?

Species records from iNaturalist

Western ChromodorisChromodoris westraliensis
Southern BalerMelo miltonis
Rough turban shellLunella torquata
Star OctopusOctopus djinda
Western Pacific purple sea urchinHeliocidaris erythrogramma
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
Bell ClapperCampanile symbolicum
Common pheasant shellPhasianella ventricosa
Western Rock LobsterPanulirus cygnus
Anemone ConeConus anemone
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
White-speckled SeahareAplysia argus
Brown bubble shellBulla quoyii
Short-tailed CeratosomaCeratosoma brevicaudatum
Common KelpEcklonia radiata
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