Mile 293 - Rockaway Beach, State Wayside - February 23, 2013

Report Details

The ocean just keeps on giving...more new sand has been deposited in the last couple of months burying 2'to 3' of the rip rap lower rock. Don't usually see this in Feb. Tree limbs and small logs have been tossed half way up the rocks. A fair amount of mostly "clean" debris has accumulated at the drift line with a sprinkling of styrofoam,rope,plastic and bottles that were easily removed. Found a small discarded Christmas tree that had been freshly decorated with kelp and seagrass...someones idea of recycling? Good to see so many people out enjoying the beach on this mild day. It will be interesting to see how the Rockaway Wayside project unfolds.

Conditions

Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 0.2 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 60. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 50. Playing in sand: 6. Sitting: 4.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6.

Wrackline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Marine debris, Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. rope

Man-made Modifications

New riprap or shoreline protection structures. increased rip rap height at site of Ocean's Edge Wayside project by City of Rockaway Beach