Mile 244 - Wecoma Beach north, Lincoln City, Roads End south - January 2, 2018

Report Details

See 'Comments' on observing the king tide.

Conditions

Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 8.3 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 25.

Concerns

Climbing bluffs/seastacks

Apparent violations: Observed an adult male carving into sand bluffs..

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 20.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 7.

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 2. 2 dead sea lions

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.). One lighter used for drug use.

Actions & Comments

A nice day to observe the king tide. January 2, 2018 according to my tide guide for Taft had the high tide at 8.3. Since I am filing this report a day later, january 3, 2018, I was expecting the high tide line today to be lower since the tide chart said it would be 8.1. The high tide line on the 3rd was significantly higher possibly due to a storm coming in tonight. The tide was coming into the rap line and high banks of mile 244 and 245. The far north end of mile 245 would have been dangerous. The lesson is take the tide charts only as a guide.