Report Details

These observations were recorded during a King High Tide.  12:00PM on 1/11/2020. The Cape Elizabeth Buoy reported 9.5 high tide, 16 kts WNW, 21 kts gusts, and significant wave heights of 29 feet.  It was partly cloudy with a temperature of 44 degrees.The beach access road at Treasure Cove Lane and Beach Street experienced sea foam to the gate.The beach face on mile 300 was compromised and in most locations non existent.  The majority of people noted in this report were watching the ocean from the vantage point of dunes.

Conditions

Temperature: 44 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 9.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 39. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 2. Photography: 12. Other Activities: 25 people were observing the ocean from dunes..

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 24.

Notable Wildlife

Western Gulls

Driftline Content

Sea Foam

Man-made Modifications

Driftwood Beach Art (photo attached)

Natural Changes

Visible retreat of solid bluff, Evidence of wave overtopping.

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Mile 300

February 23, 2024

A beautiful, sunny day in Manzanita!

Michelle Schwegmann

Mile 300

January 30, 2024

Most notable is the change in the bluffs.

Michelle Schwegmann

Mile 300

January 6, 2024

More than 30 mid-sized, dead birds of what looked like the same species and one sea gull and one crow. Not too much sea plastic - I picked up some of it. Large burnt stumps and logs were rolling around in the high tide. Farther south, the ocean has removed the dune and some of the paths end in a sand cliff now.

Lisa Lucas

Mile 300

January 4, 2024

We had big storms the past few days! On just mile 300 there were at least 11 deceased Cassin's auklet. All the locals were talking about it.

Michelle Schwegmann

Deceased Peregrine Falcon on mile 300 Oregon, full body.

Mile 300

November 27, 2023

It was a beautiful morning on the last day of the "bonus" king tides in November. The biggest shock was finding a deceased Peregrine Falcon!

Schwegmann

Mile 300

November 22, 2023

There was a juvenile sea lion corpse entangled in bull kelp.

Schwegmann

Mile 300

October 26, 2023

Mile 300 is a very busy stretch of Manzanita beach.

Schwegmann

Mile 300

September 2, 2021

Almost half of the people seen were kite surfers.

cpendergrass