St. Augustine Beach and the long strand of Anastasia State Park sit on the same offshore Hawthorn-source phosphate horizon as Mickler's and Ponte Vedra. Less famous, more shoreline to spread out, and a state-park gate keeps weekend crowds manageable.
Prime conditions today. Best window opens around the 2:04 PM low (0.1 ft, likely 0.3 ft above NOAA → less beach). Moderate SW winds (6 mph); seas around 1 ft.
Next 3 days: Today is the pick (100); Mon runs cooler at 88.
Plan around the prime low-tide window. 5.0ft swing · spring tide · low 2:04 PM · post-storm · 4.57" recent rain · +20 event boost.
Impact on visibility and stir-up over the next 5 days.
The Hunt Score blends tide range, lunar phase, daylight timing, recent stir, wind setup, and surf.
Exceptional. Don't sit on this one.
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If you think we should add one of these, log a hunt with notes — every rated outcome helps us decide which signals actually predict tooth count.
Walk the wrack line at low tide the day after a NE blow. Concentrate at the inlet end (north of the park) where shell-and-pebble lag piles up.
Anastasia State Park has a small day-use fee and ample parking. St. Augustine Beach has free public access at multiple street ends.
Open beach surface collection is fine. State park rules: no digging in dunes; surface tooth collecting is tolerated.
Trophy = headline find · Rare = real score · Uncommon = some trips · Common = most trips.
The beachcomber's bonus round — what else the geology gives up.
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