Mile 261 Report
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
May 27, 2024
Tide very low at 1.
Report Details
Tide very low at 1.1 ft. Beach area very smooth and flat except for mid beach a water inlet formed and a gradual edge formed to keep the water in. Foredunes are nice and gradual with the slope and the beach access to Bob Straub State Park has been fixed and evened out for vehicles. No beached birds or marine mammals found.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.1 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 160. Number of dogs: 10. Walking or running: 112. Sitting: 47. Surfing: 12.
Other Activities: 2 volleyball nets and 8 people playing 1 powered hang glider flying over beach. 1 Park Truck driving north up the beach 1 truck in illegal area.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1. Cars/trucks on beach, prohibited: 1.
Notable Wildlife
13 seagulls flying 5 geese flying
Wrackline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass. Very little of a wrack line on the length of the entire beach...patchy at best.
Natural Changes
Foredunes have leveled off with gradual sloping--unlike previous observation, the edges of the dunes were not sharp.
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Nice cloudy day, no wind and 53 degrees.
Eric Matthews
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Lots and lots of people for 10 am.
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63 degrees, sunny 7mph winds NW. Tide level : . Total Number of people: 331, dogs:12 Cars: 65 in parking lot, 5 on permitted area on beach 1 dory boat coming in from the surf no beached birds or mammals found Nice day at the beach, more people than I have encountered before at this beach. Since 15 January 25, I have not come a crossed a beached bird or mammal at Cape Kiwanda.
Eric Matthews
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Nice day at the beach, sand level from the surf zone to high zone slopped gradual along the mile, except at the south end (un even levels due to buried logs, etc).
Eric Matthews
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
No beached birds or marine mammals found today. Tide was at 2ft.
Eric Matthews
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No beached birds or mammals found.
Eric Matthews
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
One day after a King Tide Nice sunny day at the beach, 47 degrees and calm winds. Grass that was growing between the dunes and high zone completely gone. Normal human activities at the beach . No beached birds or mammals found.
Eric Matthews
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Nice, sunny 48 degrees 5 mph wind from the NE.
Eric Matthews