Rt Čikat

What have people found?

Noah's ark shell, banded dye-murex and italian sea slater turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Mediterranean fanworm, garden snail and mediterranean red sea star are the usual finds. ~41 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Valsaline, 37.9 miles away.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Rt Čikat for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark~6:00 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~7:00 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~7:30 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 August.

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 Rt Čikat?

Species records from iNaturalist

Mediterranean FanwormSabella spallanzanii
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Noah's Ark shellArca noae
Banded Dye-murexHexaplex trunculus
Phorcus articulatusPhorcus articulatus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Gold SpongeAplysina aerophoba
Italian Sea SlaterLigia italica
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Black sea urchinArbacia lixula
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
Golden AnemoneCondylactis aurantiaca
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