Mile 184 Report
N of Ocean Beach Picnic Area, S of Squaw Creek
February 9, 2021
It was a great afternoon on Ocean Beach.
Report Details
It was a great afternoon on Ocean Beach. Today saw a 9.5 ft. difference from high tide to low tide making this trip to the beach quite dramatic. The storms and high tides have exposed numerous rock fields and formations on the beach, more than I have observed since reporting on this beach. Lots of people rock hunting for agates, jasper and petrified wood. I observed one crab boat moving up and down the length of the beach. Also, the stairs from Oregon Homes have collapsed onto the beach. The waterfalls are all flowing and the resulting flows are carving up the sand on the way to the ocean. I noted several exposed large rock formations especially on the north end of the beach. Amazingly, there is very little driftwood left on the beach. A small pile is still located on the north end of the beach but nothing like I noted during the King Tides.
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.7 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 21. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 2. Sitting: 2. Tidepooling: 2. A great day on Ocean Beach. The warm weather, light winds and sunshine brought lots of people to the beach to rock hunt.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 13.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Shells. On this visit, I did not observe any plastics in the debris line.
Missing staircase from Oregon Homes
Collapsed staircase on the beach
Newly exposed rock formations on north end of beach
Beached crab trap
Exposed rock fields all along beach
Remaining concentration on driftwood on north end of beach
Crab boat moving up and down the coast
Newly exposed rocks
Water flow carving the sand on the beach
Sandy beach
Rock hunters on one of the many rock fields
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