← Tide Pool Directory/ Australia/ Woolgoolga Beach

Woolgoolga Beach

New South Wales · Australia

What have people found?

Coronated cone, variable stromb and little ass cowrie turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Eroded cowry, gold ring cowry and cat cowry are the usual finds. ~698 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 5 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Woolgoolga Beach for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16~6:30 AMin the dark~8:30 PM
  2. Tue, Nov 17~7:30 AMin the dark~9:30 PM
  3. Wed, Nov 18~9:00 AMin the dark~10:00 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?

JFMAMJJASOND

Most observations come from January and December.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 500 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 Woolgoolga Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Eroded CowryNaria erosa
Gold Ring CowryMonetaria annulus
Cat CowryMelicerona listeri
Snakehead CowrieMonetaria caputserpentis
Coronated ConeConus coronatus
Graceful CowriePurpuradusta gracilis
Variable StrombMaculastrombus mutabilis
Yellow-toothed CowrieErronea xanthodon
Erroneous CowrieErronea errones
Little Ass CowriePalmadusta asellus
Striped-mouth ConniwinkBembicium nanum
Clandestine CowriePalmadusta clandestina
Zebra VoluteAmoria zebra
Brown-lined PaperbubbleHydatina physis
Pleated NeriteNerita plicata
Scan this tide pool on your next visit.

Every organism named, every visit logged to your journal.