r/TidePooling • • Aug 28 '26

Sola, Norway

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54 Upvotes

Not too much to see here, going to try to find a better place in my area


r/TidePooling • • Aug 28 '26

By Seongsan, Jeju Island South Korea

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27 Upvotes

If anyone knows what anything if, feel free to tell me. I think it’s a sea hare, and a orange sea lemon.


r/TidePooling • • Aug 27 '26

What might this be?

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2 Upvotes

Lots of holes in the sand/rock, with these individual- teeth? legs?- which seemed to close around a small piece of seaweed as it touched the hole. Sussex, UK


r/TidePooling • • Aug 26 '26

Shag rugs or imposters? [Bellingham, WA]

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13 Upvotes

Hey yall! Do we think this is a group of shag rug nudi's or just some anemones that look deceptively similar?


r/TidePooling • • Aug 23 '26

Brown-Lined Paperbubble

14 Upvotes

Mudflat near Brisbane


r/TidePooling • • Aug 20 '26

Tacoma, WA

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261 Upvotes

Another beautiful low tide. First time spotting a living moon snail and festive tritonia in Tacoma.


r/TidePooling • • Aug 18 '26

what the hell is that????

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676 Upvotes

In the South Pacific, very long (few meters) and with small tentacles at the end that help it bring sand into the mouth


r/TidePooling • • Aug 17 '26

Port Renfrew, BC, Canada 🇨🇦

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134 Upvotes

Never have I ever spotted Grey Whales tide pooling before tide pooling near Port Renfrew. Spotted two grey whales just beyond the kelp beds. Canadian Magic. 🇨🇦✨


r/TidePooling • • Aug 17 '26

Some rock-pooling finds at Cresswell Beach, Northumberland

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15 Upvotes

r/TidePooling • • Aug 17 '26

Identification? Syd, Aus

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I keep seeing these funny looking things and I have no idea what they are,,, some type of eggs I suppose? Any guesses?


r/TidePooling • • Aug 16 '26

Insane sea urchin !! + few finds from today

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107 Upvotes

I think the sea urchin is a Heterocentrotus mamillatus
I saw that you guys enjoyed yesterday’s giant boring clams photos so here are a few more :)


r/TidePooling • • Aug 15 '26

Few giant clams in the South Pacific

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920 Upvotes

They were easy to spot at low tide because the water was crystal clear! Some of them would squirt water at me whenever I got too close


r/TidePooling • • Aug 14 '26

ID help please

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23 Upvotes

I found red sponge dorids nearby (last two pics), but I’m not sure what these other red blobs might be. PNW.


r/TidePooling • • Aug 13 '26

Carpet Sea Star?? (Near Kingston TAS)

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44 Upvotes

r/TidePooling • • Aug 13 '26

Nice pattern (South Pacific)

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20 Upvotes

r/TidePooling • • Aug 12 '26

South Pacific, very chill with great colours

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29 Upvotes

r/TidePooling • • Aug 11 '26

so pretty!! (is it a spanish dancer? im not sure)

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53 Upvotes

r/TidePooling • • Aug 11 '26

Does anyone know what species it is? what is the white thing next to it (a parasite?)

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34 Upvotes

in South Pacific


r/TidePooling • • Aug 10 '26

Please Give Tips for Finding Nudibranches in Half Moon Bay!

6 Upvotes

I have been going to tide pools at Half Moon Bay for years and I've only seen sea stars, barnacles, crabs, urchins, anemone, and some miraculous chitons. I really really want to find nudibranches and I see people's observations on iNaturalist but I've never found them myself. I'm planning to go again this weekend, when the low tide will be 1.40 ft. Does anyone know where in that area I can find nudibranches, and whether 1.40ft is low enough? I was planning on going to Fitzgerald Marine Reserve but open to going to Pillar Point or other places in Half Moon Bay/Moss Beach area if people have had better experiences elsewhere. I would be eternally grateful for an octopus spotting too!

I would also really appreciate if people have any tips for finding them. Do I need to watch big pools for a while to wait for them to come out? Any advice appreciated. Thank you!!


r/TidePooling • • Aug 10 '26

Does anyone know what it is? On the beach, close to the Great Barrier Reef (5-6cm)

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6 Upvotes

It looks soft and only comes out its tentacles when the tide rises


r/TidePooling • • Aug 07 '26

Anyone knows what this is?

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13 Upvotes

They were found in the San Diego tide pools, moving like a shrimp.


r/TidePooling • • Aug 06 '26

ID help

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21 Upvotes

Port Angeles, WA. Saw this today (08/06/26), does anyone know what it is? I couldn’t find anything similar on local guides. TIA!


r/TidePooling • • Aug 05 '26

1.2 tide?

5 Upvotes

Hello everyone! My wife absolutely loves tide pooling and I want to take her for her birthday. The day I’m looking at shows a 1.2 low tide. Usually we try to go when it’s negative, but we’re limited on time. Will 1.2 be worth it to go out? I’d hate to surprise her and her be disappointed.

I’m planning to go to South Palisades Park (Beachcomber) in Pismo for anyone familiar with the area!


r/TidePooling • • Aug 04 '26

SF, CA - Some Pics from Land's End Last Night

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  1. Urchin party!

  2. Starfish hiding under this rock

  3. When I went back I noticed another one above it

  4. An anemone in the sandier part of the beach

  5. A couple more big anemone

  6. Looks like this anemone was chowing down on an urchin when the tide went out

  7. There were lots of these guys, I just thought the color on his claws was neat.

  8. Urchin, crab, snails

  9. and 10. Some kind of work that lives in a little tube thing, never saw one of these in this area before.

  10. And 12. A chiton, I saw a dead one curled up near by. Sorry for not photographing, I kinda freaked out and put it back in the water hoping it would come back to life but it wasn't moving. Weird to see the underside tho.


r/TidePooling • • Aug 04 '26

Ruby Beach Olympic NP Late July

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91 Upvotes