Report Details

There is quite a bit of standing water on the beach right now, which seems to be coming from the creek just south of Driftwood Shores. Has something gone awry with the drainage in this area? The beach looks extremely dirty, and in some areas is covered with green moss. In other places, the sand looks almost moldy and is dotted with white spots. There is a lot of driftwood and litter on this mile at present. There is also evidence of a recent (illegal) campfire on the beach. The sea foam at the water line is yellow and so thick today that it almost looks like solid sponge in places. The sea lion carcass/bones that were located on this section of beach earlier in the summer have disappeared. It is not clear whether the bones were buried under the sand or washed out to sea. I will include pictures of the bones taken on July 21 of this year.

Conditions

Temperature: 70 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: -1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 11. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 9. Playing in surf: 2.

Concerns

Fire, Litter

Apparent violations: campfire, creek/sewage problems.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5. RVs/Buses parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

seagulls, crab shells/claws

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.

Man-made Modifications

Stream modification.

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January 5, 2024

Another glorious sunny winter day at Heceta Beach! The recent high tides have washed away most of the summer dunes that accumulate on the high beach in front of the vegetation zone. Just another day in paradise!

Dick Mason

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January 4, 2024

Lots of wood debris stacked up on the beach from past high tide and storms.

Lyndell Wilken

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October 18, 2023

Louie the Lab and I chased his Chuck-It ball from Driftwood Shores north to Sutton Creek and back today.

oldMGguy

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May 11, 2023

Nice sunny day for flinging the "Chuck-It" ball into the surf for the dog.

oldMGguy

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

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February 11, 2022

There were two dead sea lions in a 1 mile stretch between Driftwood Shores and the north jetty.

Lyndell

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

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February 6, 2022

A 60-degree weather report brought out lots of people on the beach.

MooreC

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December 6, 2018

Jelleyfish for a quarter mile.

Lyndell

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May 19, 2018

Took the missus out for a trial walk with her new walking sticks, initially heading north into the wind from Driftwood Shores Resort up to Sutton Creek and return with a nice tailwind.

oldMGguy