California's most accessible public beach for shark teeth. Winter surf and cliff erosion rework Purisima and Santa Margarita material into the gravel.
Prime conditions today. Best window opens around the 3:46 PM low (2.7 ft). Light SW winds (2 mph) — calm surface, easy spotting; seas 5 ft+ — murky and choppy.
Heads up: 5 ft seas — visibility will be poor; consider another day.
Next 3 days: Next few days look steady — all prime-range. Pick whatever fits your schedule.
Plan around the prime low-tide window. 6.1ft swing · spring tide · low 3:46 PM · 5.2ft swell · 1.13" recent rain · +6 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.
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.
Search gravelly patches and storm-thrown shell lines at very low tide, especially after heavy winter swell strips the sand.
Public town beach and nearby Santa Cruz County beach accesses; easy walk-on access with town amenities close by.
Surface collecting on the public beach is generally allowed. Do not hammer cliffs or remove material from protected bluff faces.
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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