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Plage du Grand Gaou

Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

What have people found?

Red-spotted horseshoe, bluish encrusting sponge and pink coryphella turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Snakelocks anemone, mauve stinger and saint piran's hermit crab are the usual finds. ~69 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 Plage du Grand Gaou for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark~4:30 AMin the dark~8:30 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~5:30 AMin the dark~9:30 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~6:30 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?

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Most observations come from April and November.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid parking is about 0.2 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 Plage du Grand Gaou?

Species records from iNaturalist

snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Cratena SlugCratena peregrina
Elysia timidaElysia timida
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Pink CoryphellaEdmundsella pedata
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Calmella cavoliniCalmella cavolini
Mediterranean Beadlet AnemoneActinia mediterranea
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Red-spotted HorseshoeProtula tubularia
Bluish Encrusting SpongePhorbas tenacior
Horn ShellThericium vulgatum
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