Rock Platforms: Tides - Tidal Zones
Different zones correspond to tide levels. The zones of rocky shorelines are illustrated here at average high tide. Note the
intertidal and
subtidal zones are completely submerged at this tide level.
Only the lowest part of the spray zone is covered with water, and only then by the action of breaking waves.
Click on the each tide name to see the habitat zones that are created by the tides and example organisms that live there.