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Sound Side

Dare County, North Carolina · United States

What have people found?

Ocellate lady crab, gray sea star and white baby ear turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Blood ark, atlantic ghost crab and ponderous ark are the usual finds. ~74 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide from DUCK PIER, 17.6 miles away.

See low tide times at Sound Side for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark4:36 AM1.1 ftin the dark5:30 PM0.8 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark5:30 AM1.1 ftin the dark6:16 PM0.8 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 176:29 AM1.1 ftin the dark7:05 PM0.7 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 August and November.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer 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 Sound Side?

Species records from iNaturalist

Blood ArkLunarca ovalis
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Ponderous ArkNoetia ponderosa
Atlantic Calico ScallopArgopecten gibbus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
CoquinaDonax variabilis
White Baby EarSinum perspectivum
Ocellate Lady CrabOvalipes ocellatus
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Knobbed WhelkBusycon carica
Giant Atlantic CockleDinocardium robustum
Atlantic Bay ScallopArgopecten irradians
Florida Cross-barred VenusChione elevata
Gray Sea StarLuidia clathrata
Cross-hatched LucineDivalinga quadrisulcata
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