Mile 255 Report
Kiwanda Beach
December 30, 2025
Beach walk - not much has changed on the dune line since summer/fall.
Report Details
Beach walk - not much has changed on the dune line since summer/fall. Dead juvenile sea lion up by the dune line with a discarded storage bin lid nearby. Larger sand accumulation on the north end of the mile. Pooling forming on the south end of the mile at the water line.
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 4.
Other Activities: One dog was playing fetch with a ball. Other dogs were just walking with their humans.. 2 people were exploring the tide line and the pool of water forming as the tide receded..
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. juvenile sea lion - called it in to the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding hotline and Gregory went to inspect. He informed me he believes the juvenile sea lion had been a victim of a shark attack. Corpse had been dead for several days.
Wrackline Content
pretty clean wrack line - lot of open beach at low tide.
Entrance to Mile 255 @ Sahhali Shores trailhead
looking south from beach entrance to Sahhali trail
looking NE back along the dunes
about 0.5 miles south of trail looking back on the dune erosion
pool forming in the low tide
near the Blue Heron trailhead - lower dunes
more of the dune line
C-17 flying low over the beach - surprised how quiet it was
log in the sand - near the entrance of the Sahhali trail
Report Images
Garrick Schermer
CoastWatcher
All Mile 255 Reports
Mile 255
Kiwanda Beach
Beach walk - not much has changed on the dune line since summer/fall.
Garrick Schermer
Mile 255
Kiwanda Beach
Again, no evidence of tar washing ashore. Some dead Velella velella skeletons trapped in driftwood.
Garrick Schermer
Mile 255
Kiwanda Beach
Pleasant day, several groups of people enjoying the weather.
Betty Ballentine
Mile 255
Kiwanda Beach
Severe dune erosion causing many large shrubs and trees to fall onto the beach. Previous report in February showed dune cliff stable but receding.
Garrick Schermer
Mile 255
Kiwanda Beach
Apparent crab exuvia - lots of Dungeness crab shells along the high-tide line and in the shallow mini-lagoons formed at low tide.
SchermerSG