Fossil ForecastAll beaches
Best day this week
Saturday 24 October at Ringstead Bay
Safe window: 9:18am – 12:18pm
A recent westerly blow should have brought fresh cliff material onto the beach. An early-autumn blow like this restocks beaches after the quiet summer. A big 0.5 m low tide falls at lunchtime.
No beaches match that — try a beach name (Charmouth) or an area (Yorkshire).
Nearest beaches to you
Dorset
Best this week: Saturday 24 October at Ringstead Bay
South Wales
Best this week: Saturday 24 October at Penarth
Somerset
No standout days this week.
Yorkshire
Best this week: Saturday 24 October at Staithes
Norfolk
Best this week: Sunday 25 October at West Runton
Other key sites
Best this week: Saturday 24 October 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.