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Caspersen Beach (Venice)
Best windows in the next two weeks, plus a packing list calibrated for tidal beach hunting.
Top 5 windows · next 14 days
1
Monday, June 29
2.5ft swing · spring tide · low 8:09 PM · 0.27" recent rain
45
Fair
2
Sunday, June 28
2.5ft swing · low 7:35 PM · ~0.3ft below predicted (offshore wind) · 0.15" recent rain
44
Fair
3
Tuesday, June 30
2.5ft swing · spring tide · low 8:43 PM · 0.20" recent rain
44
Fair
4
Saturday, June 27
2.4ft swing · low 6:58 PM
42
Fair
5
Thursday, June 25
2.1ft swing · low 5:32 PM · 0.13" recent rain
41
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
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
Sift the wet shell hash at the swash line with a 'Florida snow shovel' (long-handled basket sifter), or wade waist-deep and scoop the dark gravel pockets.
Don't forget
Surface collecting on the beach is unrestricted. Submerged-bottom collecting (boat/scuba) requires a Florida Fossil Permit (~$5/yr).