Curio Bay Fossil Forest Coastline Southland New Zealand
Photo & Vacation Spot

As the tide recedes along the coastline at the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand, the beauty of the bull kelp, fossils and sea creatures become visible.

At low tide, the coastline at Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand bares the colorful yellow and brown hues of the bull kelp clinging to the rocks as the ocean white caps dance across the surface. As the tide comes in, the bull kelp disappears under the water until the next tide change.

Visitors to the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay, should ensure it is low tide to explore the ancient fossils, the bull kelp and all the sea creatures which make this coastline their home. Walking carefully along this coastline is important so that none of the fossils in the fossil forest, some which could be 160 million years old, are destroyed.

Bull Kelp, Durvillea potatorum,fringing the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay, Southern Scenic Route, Catlins, Southland, East Coast, South Island, New Zealand.