Cadzand-Bad and the Zeelandic beaches are Europe's friendliest hobbyist shark-tooth destination. Sand replenishment dredged from the North Sea floor delivers tens of thousands of small Miocene-Pliocene teeth onto the beach every summer. Walk barefoot, watch the swash, fill a vial.
Solid hunting day. Moderate N winds (8 mph); seas under 1 ft — clear water.
Next 3 days: Mon is the pick (82); today runs cooler at 60.
This site does not depend on a tidal low. Hunt during the coolest, brightest part of the day and use the wind and conditions notes below.
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.
Solid. Reliable productivity expected.
We are deliberate about which factors to include. These are not currently in the model:
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 high-tide line and freshly nourished beach sections. Get low — most teeth here are 5-15mm and best spotted from a few inches away. Best in the first weeks after a sand replenishment.
Open public beach. No permits required for personal-interest hobby collecting on Dutch coastal beaches.
Dutch heritage rules permit personal collection of common fossils on the foreshore. Significant scientific specimens should be reported to Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
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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