Mile 280 Report
North of Happy Camp, south of Oceanside
January 10, 2026
A nice calm day with a few sun breaks.
Report Details
A nice calm day with a few sun breaks. Wrack line appeared free of plastics and wood chips. A lot of sand scoured out creating a sand shelf that was taller than I am in places.
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 26. Number of dogs: 3.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune.
Rack Line
Sand shelf
Sand shelf over my head
Marine debris
Continued erosion below The Capes community
Report Images
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Mile 280
North of Happy Camp, south of Oceanside
A nice calm day with a few sun breaks.
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Mile 280
North of Happy Camp, south of Oceanside
Fresh bit of a landslide below the Capes dune.
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Mile 280
North of Happy Camp, south of Oceanside
Was a mild and sunny day, mid afternoon, low tide.
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Mile 280
North of Happy Camp, south of Oceanside
Since it was a Saturday, the beach was relatively busy.
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