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Costa da Caparica cliffs (Portugal)
Best windows in the next two weeks, plus a packing list calibrated for cliff beach hunting.
Top 5 windows · next 14 days
1
Sunday, May 31
Cliff site — continuous erosion baseline · spring tide
52
Fair
2
Monday, June 1
Cliff site — continuous erosion baseline · spring tide
51
Fair
3
Saturday, June 13
Cliff site — continuous erosion baseline
51
Fair
4
Saturday, May 30
Cliff site — continuous erosion baseline · spring tide
50
Fair
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Tuesday, June 2
Cliff site — continuous erosion baseline
50
Fair
Packing checklist
Essentials
- ☐Water (more than you think)
- ☐Hat + polarized sunglasses
- ☐Reef-safe sunscreen
- ☐Phone with offline copy of this dossier
- ☐Snack / electrolytes
- ☐Trash bag — leave it cleaner than you found it
Creek tools
- ☐Sifter + folding shovel
- ☐Wading shoes
- ☐Fanny pack or hip pouch for finds
- ☐Small magnet for testing iron-rich matrix
Find care
- ☐Soft toothbrush
- ☐Padded box for any 2″+ tooth
- ☐Cotton or tissue layers between teeth
- ☐Notebook (or open the Toothhound logbook)
Trip planning
- ☐Permit for the preserve (some are required)
- ☐Recent weather check — high creek = no go
Tactic refresher
Walk the swash zone at low tide between the beach 'Apoio' numbered access points after a winter storm. Sift dark cliff lag near recent slumps.
Don't forget
Surface collection on public beach is fine. Do not dig into the cliffs (protected coastline + falling-debris hazard).