Long Bay Beach
Hibiscus and Bays, Auckland · New Zealand
What have people found?
Ambush sea star, lemon nudibranch and black doris turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Gem doris, new zealand common cushion star and eleven-armed sea star are the usual finds. ~303 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 5 years of observations.
Tide
We do not have the numbers a tide curve is drawn from for this stretch of coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Little Oneroa Beach, 16 miles away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from May and June.
What should you know before visiting?
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 Long Bay Beach?
Species records from iNaturalist
Gem DorisDendrodoris krusensternii
New Zealand Common Cushion StarPatiriella regularis
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
Ambush Sea StarStegnaster inflatus
KinaEvechinus chloroticus
White-speckled SeahareAplysia argus
Lemon NudibranchDendrodoris citrina
Common Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus
New Zealand Half CrabPetrolisthes elongatus
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
White-striped AnemoneAnthothoe albocincta
Black DorisDendrodoris nigra
Radiate LimpetCellana radians
Mediterranean FanwormSabella spallanzanii
Cat's Eye SnailLunella smaragdus
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