Fossil ForecastAll beaches
Best day this week
Saturday 14 November at Happisburgh
Safe window: 6:37am – 8:36am
Recent heavy seas should have washed fresh material onto the beach. A big 0.7 m low tide falls first thing.
No beaches match that — try a beach name (Charmouth) or an area (Yorkshire).
Nearest beaches to you
Dorset
Best this week: Saturday 14 November at Ringstead Bay
South Wales
Best this week: Saturday 14 November at Llantwit Major (Col-huw)
Somerset
Best this week: Tuesday 10 November at Watchet
Yorkshire
Best this week: Saturday 14 November at Staithes
Norfolk
Best this week: Saturday 14 November at Happisburgh
Other key sites
Best this week: Tuesday 10 November at Compton Bay, Isle of Wight
What makes this different
We look backwards as well as forwards. The best fossil hunting comes one to three days after a storm has washed fresh material out of the cliffs. Weather apps only look ahead — we check the last 72 hours for you.
Every beach has its own wind. A south-westerly gale restocks Charmouth and does nothing at Whitby. This forecast knows which winds work on which coast.
One answer, not three websites. Tides, daylight, storms and safety, already cross-referenced into "go Saturday — leave the beach by 2:40pm".
Built to bring you home. A leave-by time on every forecast and honest cut-off warnings on the beaches that trap people.