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Halibut Point

Sitka, Alaska · United States

What have people found?

Heart crab, maroon hermit crab and giant nudibranch turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Leather star, pinto abalone and common feather star are the usual finds. ~319 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 5 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Halibut Point for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 159:57 AM5.3 ftin the dark10:52 PM1.4 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 1611:08 AM5.4 ftin the dark11:46 PM1.8 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 1712:33 PM5.0 ft

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 June and July.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Halibut Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Leather StarDermasterias imbricata
Pinto AbaloneHaliotis kamtschatkana
Common Feather StarFlorometra serratissima
Giant NudibranchDendronotus iris
Graceful Kelp CrabPugettia gracilis
Sunflower Sea StarPycnopodia helianthoides
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Painted AnemoneUrticina grebelnyi
Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammica
Heart CrabPhyllolithodes papillosus
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
Maroon Hermit CrabPagurus hemphilli
Lined ChitonTonicella lineata
Thatched BarnacleSemibalanus cariosus
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