North Florida's secret. Coquina ledges offshore release dark gravel along Ponte Vedra's beaches. Patient walkers find megalodons.
Prime conditions today. Best window opens around the 5:16 PM low (0.4 ft, likely 0.4 ft below NOAA → more beach exposed). Moderate E winds (11 mph); offshore push at the low keeps the beach exposed; 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. 4.6ft swing · low 5:16 PM · ~0.4ft below predicted (offshore wind) · post-storm · 5.2ft swell · +20 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.
Walk the wrack line slowly at low tide. Black gravel patches between sandbars at low tide hold the teeth.
Mickler's Landing Beach (Ponte Vedra Beach). Free parking, restrooms, ADA boardwalk.
Beach surface collecting is unrestricted.
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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