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Punta Molles

Provincia de Petorca, Región de Valparaíso · Chile

What have people found?

Chilean bat star and purple rock crab turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Chilean pink snail, south american multiradiate sun star and peruvian periwinkle are the usual finds. ~33 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 Punta Molles for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15~10:00 AM~8:30 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16~11:00 AMin the dark~9:30 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17~12:00 PMin the dark~11:00 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?

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Most observations come from January and March.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.4 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 Punta Molles?

Species records from iNaturalist

Chilean pink snailChiliborus rosaceus
South American Multiradiate Sun StarHeliaster helianthus
Peruvian periwinkleEchinolittorina peruviana
Petrolisthes violaceusPetrolisthes violaceus
Chilean Bat StarPatiria chilensis
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
Phymactis papillosaPhymactis papillosa
Petrolisthes laevigatusPetrolisthes laevigatus
Petrolisthes granulosusPetrolisthes granulosus
Rabbitnose shrimpRhynchocinetes typus
Large Spiny StarMeyenaster gelatinosus
Phymanthea pluviaPhymanthea pluvia
Diaulula variolataDiaulula variolata
Chilean Anemone Porcelain CrabAllopetrolisthes spinifrons
Black Sea UrchinArbacia nigra
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