Mile 214 - South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River - May 9, 2020

Report Details

High tide surge appears to have cleaned the beach of debris, and took out at least two snowy plover nests that were high on the beach. Small woody debris and some large logs were moved up to the high tide line.

Conditions

Temperature: 51 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -2.0 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 6. Surfing: 6.

Other Activities: No other walkers, just the two of us. Surfers!. Surfers finding creative ways to get to the waves..

Notable Wildlife

Snowy Plover paired up, but at least two nests failed on South Beach due to Friday night's high tide surge.

Wrackline Content

Small rocks, Shells, Wood pieces. High tide seemed to wipe the beach clean, very little debris, mostly small sticks and a few large logs.

Natural Changes

This winter didn't seem to remove beach sand at dunes as in years before. The sand slopes right near the top of the dunes in many places.

Report Images

9.5 high spring tide

Spring surfers social distance

Surfboard carrier

Report Images

PCTronquet

CoastWatcher

All Mile 214 Reports

Date

Showing 8 of 82 reports

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 214

South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River

March 10, 2026

I walked on the SB state park beach from the disabled access platform area to the south jetty. This beach is not my coast watch mile. I entered 4 pm where time of arrival (but not departure) not because that's when i arrived on the beach, I doubt if it was.

s h