Beachcombing articles
Short, practical guides written by BeachNut on how to read a beach, when to walk it, and what to do with what you pick up. Free to read, no account needed.
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Beachcombing Basics: How to Read a Beach
Before you pick anything up, read the beach. Wrack lines, slope and shell bars tell you where material is landing today.
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Best Times to Beachcomb: Tides, Wind, and Weather
Timing does more for a beach walk than distance does. Here is what actually moves material onto the sand.
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Shelling Without Wrecking the Beach: Responsible Collecting Basics
Take less than you can, leave everything alive, and check the rules for the exact beach you are standing on.
- 🦈 Shark teeth
Shark Teeth: Where to Look and What to Notice
Shark teeth hide in shell gravel, not open sand. Learn the search image and where the gravel collects.
- 🫙 Sea glass
Sea Glass: How It Forms and How to Spot It
Sea glass is broken glass finished by decades of surf and sand. Here is how to tell it apart from fresh glass.
- 🫘 Sea beans
Sea Beans: Ocean Drifters on Florida Beaches
Sea beans are tropical seeds that float across open ocean and land on Florida sand. Wind decides when.
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BeachNut scores Florida beaches every day on tide, wind and swell, and identifies what you find from a photo.