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Lechuza Beach

Los Angeles County, California · United States

What have people found?

California aglaja, california spiny chiton and pink volcano barnacle turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Ochre sea star, sunburst anemone and purple olive snail are the usual finds. ~147 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 3 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide from Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, 20.8 miles away.

See low tide times at Lechuza Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark5:01 AM3.4 ftin the dark8:12 PM0.7 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 167:52 AM3.5 ftin the dark9:08 PM0.8 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 179:53 AM3.1 ftin the dark9:56 PM0.9 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 January and June.

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 Lechuza Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Sunburst AnemoneAnthopleura sola
Purple Olive SnailCallianax biplicata
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
California MusselMytilus californianus
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Feather Boa KelpEgregia menziesii
Eccentric Sand DollarDendraster excentricus
Pacific Rock CrabRomaleon antennarium
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Pacific Sand CrabEmerita analoga
California AglajaNavanax inermis
Pink Volcano BarnacleTetraclita rubescens
California Spiny ChitonNuttallina californica
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