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Playa del Marfolín

La Oliva, Canarias · Spain

What have people found?

Couch's trumpet anemone, ram's horn squid and common octopus turn up here more than at our other tide pools. East atlantic sally lightfoot crab, rockpool prawn and spotted seahare are the usual finds. ~53 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 Playa del Marfolín for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15~11:00 AMin the dark~11:00 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16~12:00 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~12:00 AM~1:00 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 March 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 Playa del Marfolín?

Species records from iNaturalist

East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus adscensionis
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
spotted seahareAplysia dactylomela
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Couch's Trumpet AnemoneAiptasia couchii
Clibanarius aequabilisClibanarius aequabilis
Ram's Horn SquidSpirula spirula
Tectarius striatusTectarius striatus
Phorcus sauciatusPhorcus sauciatus
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Portuguese Man o' WarPhysalia physalis
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
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