Report Details

The weather was fabulous leading to very heavy crowds this Sunday afternoon. Day use parking lot(Arcadia wayside)exceeded capacity. Surf was flat. The north side of mile 310 gets a lot of day use throughout the summer but the mile was quite clean of human trash (beach clean up the prior weekend undoubtedly helped in that regard). Mile was also clean of ocean borne debris except for an unusually high number of recently washed in jellyfish mid mile. Sand continued to be redeposited (est 2 - 3 ft since last report in June). Overall - no immediate concerns.

Conditions

Temperature: 70 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 110. Number of dogs: 20. Playing in surf: 4. very crowded day along mile 310 - day use parking lot was jammed

Concerns

Litter

Apparent violations: Some litter but not bad given the crowd.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 47.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 7. 4 murre (none very recent)2 cormorant - one recent1 gull

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. Significant jellyfish wash up from mid mile to south mile on very recent tide

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. overall a pretty clean driftline

Man-made Modifications

none observed

Natural Changes

none observed

Actions & Comments

sand level continued to rise since last report in June - est another 2ft - 3ft

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All Mile 310 Reports

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Mile 310

October 13, 2022

Gorgeous warm, sunny day with little wind.

gmfindley

Mile 310

August 12, 2022

Beach was very clean.

gmfindley

Mile 310

June 24, 2022

Parking lot full with lots of people enjoying warmer temps on bright sunny day.

gmfindley

Mile 310

February 18, 2020

Observed at least 12 fulmar, 1 horned puffin, 1 rhinoceros auklet, 1 cassins auklet and 1 seal.

Jesse Narens

Mile 310

February 3, 2020

Arrived today around mid tide as it was on its way out.

Jesse Narens

Mile 310

January 20, 2020

The beach was more stoney than sandy today, the tidewrack made up of mostly small plastics and wood.

Jesse Narens

Mile 310

January 1, 2020

First morning of the year, and our first report as Coast Watchers.

Jesse Narens

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Mile 310

May 27, 2019

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