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Polynesia Beach

Istarska županija · Croatia

What have people found?

Ancient cardita, golden anemone and mediterranean cone snail turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Banded dye-murex, warty crab and horn shell are the usual finds. ~48 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Valsaline, 45.4 miles away.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Polynesia Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark~6:00 AMin the dark~6:30 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~8:00 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17~12:30 PMin the dark~9:00 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 August and December.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid 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 Polynesia Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Banded Dye-murexHexaplex trunculus
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Horn ShellThericium vulgatum
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Ischnochiton rissoiIschnochiton rissoi
Phorcus articulatusPhorcus articulatus
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Mediterranean Cone SnailConus ventricosus
Golden AnemoneCondylactis aurantiaca
ancient carditaCardites antiquatus
Lissoclinum perforatumLissoclinum perforatum
Purple Dye MurexBolinus brandaris
Mediterranean MusselMytilus galloprovincialis
Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Gold SpongeAplysina aerophoba
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