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Norman Beach

Victoria · Australia

What have people found?

Semaphore crab, faintly-frilled venus and reddish trough shell turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Soldier crab, white italian snail and spotted sea star are the usual finds. ~95 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 Norman Beach 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~12:00 AM
  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 February and December.

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 Norman Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Soldier CrabMictyris platycheles
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Spotted Sea StarNectria ocellata
Carpet Sea StarMeridiastra calcar
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Semaphore CrabHeloecius cordiformis
Reddish Trough ShellAustromactra rufescens
Surf CrabOvalipes australiensis
Banded Kelp ShellBankivia fasciata
CrayweedPhyllospora comosa
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Faintly-frilled VenusBassina pachyphylla
Common WarrenerLunella undulata
Common Rough WoodlousePorcellio scaber
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
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