Best Metal Detectors for Beach & Water

Waterproof detectors for sand and surf. We picked the top 6 detectors for this use case, ranked by our review rating.

Minelab

Manticore

9.4

Technology

Multi-IQ+

Frequencies

Multi (5-40 kHz simultaneous)

Max Depth

12"

Weight

2.96lbs

Sales Rank: #60,674

$1499.00

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Minelab

Equinox 900

9.0

Technology

Multi-IQ

Frequencies

Multi (4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 40 kHz)

Max Depth

12"

Weight

2.8lbs

Sales Rank: #72,920

$899.00

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Nokta

The Legend

8.7

Technology

SMF (Simultaneous Multi-Frequency)

Frequencies

Multi (4, 10, 15, 20, 40 kHz)

Max Depth

11"

Weight

2.87lbs

Sales Rank: #1,077,996

$499.00

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Nokta

Simplex+

VLF

12 kHz

2.6lbs

Sales Rank: #1,543,969

$269.00

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Minelab

X-Terra Pro

7.9

Technology

Pro-Switch (Single Frequency Selectable)

Frequencies

5, 8, 10, 15 kHz (selectable)

Max Depth

10"

Weight

2.9lbs

Sales Rank: #20,462

$399.00

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Garrett

AT Pro

VLF

15 kHz

10"

3.03lbs

Sales Rank: #115,445

$550.00

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