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Otumotu Point

Westland District, West Coast · New Zealand

What have people found?

Cook's turban, brown periwinkle and queen paua are the usual finds. ~25 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Otumotu Point for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~10:30 AMin the dark~11:00 PM
  2. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~11:30 AMin the dark~12:00 AM
  3. Wed, Nov 18in the dark~12:30 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 January and February.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Otumotu Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Cook's TurbanCookia sulcata
Brown PeriwinkleAustrolittorina cincta
Queen PauaHaliotis australis
Crooked SiphonariaSiphonaria obliquata
Southern Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
Radiate LimpetCellana radians
Dictyota kunthiiDictyota kunthii
Southern Man-O-WarPhysalia megalista
HarpoonweedAsparagopsis armata
Ornate LimpetCellana ornata
Pelagic Gooseneck BarnacleLepas anatifera
KinaEvechinus chloroticus
Dwarf Violet SnailJanthina exigua
New Zealand Common Cushion StarPatiriella regularis
New Zealand Blue-banded PeriwinkleAustrolittorina antipodum
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