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Newhaven

Victoria · Australia

What have people found?

Small brown sea anemone, rosette barnacle and common warrener turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Waratah anemone, giant chiton and beaked mussel are the usual finds. ~35 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Ricketts Point, 39.1 miles away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Newhaven for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16~11:30 AMin the dark~11:00 PM
  2. Tue, Nov 17~12:00 PMin the dark~11:30 PM
  3. Wed, Nov 18~12:30 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 January and April.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.3 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 Newhaven?

Species records from iNaturalist

Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Giant chitonPlaxiphora albida
Beaked MusselAustromytilus rostratus
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Dwarf Cushion StarParvulastra exigua
Carpet Sea StarMeridiastra calcar
Small Brown Sea AnemoneAnthopleura hermaphroditica
Variegated limpetCellana tramoserica
Common WarrenerLunella undulata
Rosette barnacleTetraclitella purpurascens
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Striped-mouth ConniwinkBembicium nanum
Striped False LimpetSiphonaria diemenensis
Speckled rock anemoneOulactis muscosa
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