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Cala Rata

Spain

What have people found?

Yellow dot isopod, spanish snail and christmas tree hydroid turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Mediterranean red sea star, snakelocks anemone and warty crab are the usual finds. ~73 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 Cala Rata for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark~1:00 AM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~1:30 AM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~2:30 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 April and August.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Cala Rata?

Species records from iNaturalist

Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Red-mouthed Dog WinkleStramonita haemastoma
Spanish SnailOtala punctata
Yellow Dot IsopodPorcellio ornatus
Chocolate-band SnailEobania vermiculata
Cratena SlugCratena peregrina
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
Horn ShellThericium vulgatum
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Nimble Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Christmas Tree HydroidPennaria disticha
Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
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