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Ponte Vedra Beach (FL)
Best windows in the next two weeks, plus a packing list calibrated for tidal beach hunting.
Top 5 windows · next 14 days
1
Saturday, May 30
4.8ft swing · spring tide · low 2:22 PM · post-storm · 0.48" recent rain
80
Great
2
Saturday, June 13
6.2ft swing · low 1:12 PM · 0.33" recent rain
75
Great
3
Sunday, May 31
4.6ft swing · spring tide · low 2:59 PM · 0.23" recent rain
71
Great
4
Friday, June 12
5.9ft swing · low 12:17 PM · ~0.3ft above predicted (onshore wind) · 0.47" recent rain
71
Great
5
Monday, June 1
4.5ft swing · spring tide · low 3:34 PM · 0.69" recent rain
66
Good
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
Tools
- ☐Mesh sifter or basket (1/4″ mesh is the sweet spot)
- ☐Knee pads or kneeling foam
- ☐Sand scoop (long handle for water work)
- ☐Quart ziplock + small lidded jar for finds
- ☐Permanent marker for labels
- ☐Caliper or ruler for sizing
Beach-specific
- ☐Rash guard for long sun exposure
- ☐Water shoes — shells and stingrays
- ☐Tide chart screenshot for your day
- ☐Headlamp if hunting low tide near sunrise/sunset
Find care
- ☐Soft toothbrush
- ☐Padded box for any 2″+ tooth
- ☐Cotton or tissue layers between teeth
- ☐Notebook (or open the Toothhound logbook)
Tactic refresher
Walk the wrack line on a falling tide the day after a NE wind event. Look for the dark shell-and-phosphate lag below the upper wrack. Sift if you want — most finds are surface-visible.
Don't forget
Open beach surface collection is fine. Inside the GTM Reserve, no digging and no removing live wildlife — surface fossil collecting is tolerated.