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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
Tuesday, June 30
4.5ft swing · spring tide · low 3:13 PM · ~0.6ft below predicted (offshore wind) · 0.75" recent rain
75
Great
2
Monday, June 29
4.6ft swing · spring tide · low 2:35 PM · 0.39" recent rain
72
Great
3
Wednesday, July 1
4.5ft swing · low 3:49 PM · ~0.5ft below predicted (offshore wind) · 0.39" recent rain
69
Good
4
Sunday, June 28
4.5ft swing · low 1:55 PM
68
Good
5
Saturday, June 27
4.5ft swing · low 1:13 PM
64
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.