The Beach

Artifact Spots

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Artifacts that can be found by digging up Artifact Spots on the Beach are:

• Dried Starfish (8%)
• Glass Shards (7%)
• Trilobite (1.7% + 2.3-5%)
• Anchor (4%)
• Nautilus Fossil (1.7%)
• Ornamental Fan (1.6%)
• Skeletal Hand (0.6%)
• Palm Fossil (0.6%)
• Strange Doll (green) (0.06%)
• Strange Doll (yellow) (0.06%)

Other possible items are:

• 1-3 Clay (14-30%)
• Lost Book (20% + 3-7%); once all Lost Books have been found, any potential Lost Book is replaced by Mixed Seeds.
• Only in Winter: Winter Root (17%)
• Only in Winter: Snow Yam (11%)
• 1-3 Stone (5-10%)
• 1-3 Gold Ore (2.2-4%)
• An unseen Secret Note: up to 3% chance, only if the player has a Magnifying Glass.

Note that Rice Shoots are never found at the Beach (either in Artifact Spots, or in Fishing Treasure Chests).

Artifact spots spawn on the beach at an average rate of 0.4 per night, except in winter when the average rate increases to 0.5 per night.

Fishing

Fishing Zones on the Beach

All water at the beach is considered to be saltwater, even the section of the river upstream of the bridge (where, in the real world, freshwater fish would be more likely). Therefore, the same fish are available regardless of where on the beach you are fishing (with the exception of the Crimsonfish, one of the five Legendary Fish, that is only available from the east end of the beach).

Visually, the piers seem to provide better access to deep (dark blue) water. However, in terms of fishing mechanics the piers are considered to be land. Therefore, casts made from the end of the pier have no inherent advantage over casts made from the shore. Similarly, the light blue (apparently shallow) water color to the east and west of the beach has no actual gameplay significance.

Bubbles tend to appear at the Beach more often than other locations because such a large fraction of the map is covered in water. However, they also frequently appear so far offshore that they are unreachable, even with high Fishing skill.

		Time
Spring		6	7	8	9	10	11	12	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	1
Sardine
Flounder
Anchovy
Herring
Seaweed
Halibut
Eel												Rainy day only
Summer		6	7	8	9	10	11	12	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	1
Octopus
Tilapia
Red Mullet
Red Snapper		Rainy day only
Tuna
Flounder
Seaweed
Halibut
Pufferfish								Sunny day only
Super Cucumber
Fall		6	7	8	9	10	11	12	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	1
Tilapia
Red Snapper		Rainy day only
Sardine
Sea Cucumber
Anchovy
Seaweed
Albacore
Eel												Rainy day only
Super Cucumber
Winter		6	7	8	9	10	11	12	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	1
Red Mullet
Sardine
Sea Cucumber
Tuna
Herring
Red Snapper		Rainy day only
Seaweed
Albacore
Halibut
Squid

Notes

• The broken bridge to the eastern section of the beach is not the quarry bridge (which is repaired by completing the Crafts Room bundles in the Community Center.)
• Panning is not possible at the beach, except during the Night Market.

Trivia

• On the northwestern side of the beach there is a suspicious looking opening between two trees. However, the path is blocked by a bunch of woodplanks.
• Although identified as salt water, and therefore dangerous to many plants, you can fill the watering can from the ocean and use the water on any crops.

Secrets

• A rare green creature may appear south of the docks.

History

• 1.4: Added spawning of forageable Seaweed. Can no longer place items at Beach during the Night Market.
• 1.5: New Community Upgrade allows access to the tide pool area without repairing the bridge.