Victoria, Australia · Australia

Beaumaris Bay

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A renowned Australian marine fossil coast with Miocene-Pliocene shark and marine vertebrate material in wave-worked lag zones. The famous Beaumaris fossil cliff produces Carcharodon lineage teeth, penguin bones, and dwarf-whale fragments. Companion site to the Surf Coast's Jan Juc / Bird Rock — both are part of Victoria's classic shark-tooth itinerary.

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today

Great

Creek site - best 1-2 days after rain. +15 event boost

Today at a glance

Updated 2026-07-21T08:48:06.976Z

Solid hunting day. Moderate N winds (8 mph); seas around 1 ft.

Next 3 days: Tomorrow is the pick (97); today runs cooler at 75.

Best Window Today

Daylight hours

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.

Hunt score

Great

Astronomical low

—

No tide window

Low-window wind

0 mph

Light — negligible effect

Tonight's moon

First quarter

49% illuminated

Sunrise 9:30 PM · Sunset 7:23 AM

Wind right now

8 mph from N

Gusts 16 mph · best from S

Wind is onshore but light — small water-piling effect, already reflected in today's score.

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🌤️ Weather & Wave Forecast

Impact on visibility and stir-up over the next 5 days.

Onshore Wind: Pushes water in (tide sits higher) and stirs up the bottom. Good for "new" teeth, bad for visibility.

Offshore Wind: Water blown out (tide sits lower). Maximum beach exposure for hunting the low tide line.

Why today scores 75

The Hunt Score blends tide range, lunar phase, daylight timing, recent stir, wind setup, and surf.

Best low

No tide-driven low

Wind deviation

Neutral beach by 0.0 ft

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Analysis

Highly favorable. Worth the drive.

Tide range

0.0 / 50

Today's swing is 0.0 ft (saturates at 6 ft = 50 pts).

Spring tide

0.0 / 15

Within ±2 days of a new or full moon = wider swing.

Daylight timing

0.0 / 15

Low in daylight = you can actually hunt.

Recent stir

0.0 / 10

Past 72h onshore wind churn (only counts hours that already happened).

Wind setup at low

0.0 / 10

Forecast wind piles 0.0 ft of water around the low.

Surf bonus

0.0 / 5

1–4 ft of recent surf = clean sorting; >7 ft = unfishable.

Recent rainfall

0.0 / 3

No measurable rain in the past 48h — no runoff signal.

Storm multipliermultiplier

1.00×

Peak gust 22 mph — below 25 mph threshold, no boost applied.

Event boostadded

+15

Manual + auto events (storms, drought, beach renourishment).

Why not higher? The biggest unused headroom today is tide range (+50.0 pts available). A day with that maxed out would score around 100.

Show the math

components: 0.0 + 0.0 + 0.0 + 0.0 + 0.0 + 0.0 + 0.0 = 0.0 + event boost +15 = 15.0 final = 15

What's NOT in this score

We are deliberate about which factors to include. These are not currently in the model:

Hunt pressure. A “hunts this week” chip is shown on each location page for transparency, but it does not change the score yet. We need more outcomes per site before a penalty would be statistically meaningful.
Wave period / swell direction. We use wave height only. Long-period groundswell sorts material differently than short wind chop, but Open-Meteo doesn't expose period reliably.
Barometric pressure trend. Falling pressure = approaching storm = building stir. Currently we wait for the wind to actually arrive.
Water temperature, clarity, salinity. Affects comfort but not (directly) what teeth wash up.
Weekday vs weekend. A 70 on Tuesday is often better in practice than a 70 on Saturday because of crowds, but we don't adjust for that.
Beach renourishment. Fresh sand buries everything. We capture this only when an admin logs a manual event — there's no auto-detection.

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.

Hunt Score

Sum of components + 15 event boost, clamped 0–100.

Score model 2026.04.29 · how this is calculated

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Geology

FormationsBlack Rock Sandstone, Beaumaris units (regional)

EpochsMiocene, Pliocene

Age~15-3 million years

Star speciesCarcharodon hastalis

Technique

Scan coarse lag lines and low-tide gravel concentrations after energetic swell windows. The cliff base at Table Rock and Beaumaris Beach is the classic productive zone.

Access

Public foreshore access. The Beaumaris Bay Fossil Site is a Geological Site of Significance — surface collecting only, no digging or hammering of the cliff.

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Legality & ethics

Victorian heritage law: surface fossils on the foreshore can be collected for personal interest but significant scientific specimens should be reported to Museums Victoria. Respect Geological Site of Significance status.

Hazards

Fast weather changes
Slippery rock platforms
Rising tide cutoff points
Falling cliff debris

Insider tips

Know your tide window before dropping onto platforms — sub-0.5m for the productive shelf
Overcast conditions improve contrast on wet lag
Prioritize safety exits over one more pass
Pair a Victoria trip with Jan Juc / Bird Rock on the Surf Coast (90 min drive west)

References & further reading