March 2013

Beach blog March 2013 Location: Strands Beach https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=strands+beach&fb=1&gl=us&hq=strands+beach&hnear=0x80dce81929e3844f:0xdc4933a091360fe5,Lake+Forest,+CA&cid=0,0,12468887544575407643&ei=FLWRUJayGOXo2gXfnoDIAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CJQBEPwSMAE Date and Time: March 15th, , 2012 at 12:00 p.m. Air/ Water Temperature: 54 degrees &56 degrees Atmospheric clouds: haze, the clouds are all clouds which is when the 6/8th to 7/8ths of the sky is covered by with opaque (not transparent) clouds. Ocean Condition: The surface is rippled, and cold. Swell: The size and direction of the swell is 4-6 ft. Wind Direction: SW @ l knots Tide: Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible F 15 Low 6:03 AM 0.3 7:00 AM Rise 9:07 AM 9 15 High 12:04 PM 3.6 6:58 PM Set 11:02 PM 15 Low 5:39 PM 1.3 15 High 11:56 PM 4.7 Animal Interactions: As a arrived at the beach there were not very many people there since it was during school hours. It was really cloudy and there was one spot where the sun peaked in the picture above. There were a couple runners on the beach, two snorklers and a group of people fishing in the beach bascially on the shore which was interesting. Seaweed covered a lot of the beach, but it was quiet and birds flew across often.

December 2012

runners

 surfers

 

 

Beach blog December 2012
Location: Strands Beach

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Date and Time: December 30th, , 2012 at 1:30 p.m.

Air/ Water Temperature: 57 degrees &57 degrees

Atmospheric clouds: very cloudly, the clouds are mostly cloudy which is when the 6/8th to 7/8ths of the sky is covered by with opaque (not transparent) clouds.

Ocean Condition: The surface is rippled, and cold.

Swell: The size and direction of the swell is 4-6 ft.

Wind Direction: SW @ l knots

Tide:

 
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Su  30      Low   3:14 AM     1.9   6:54 AM     Set  8:13 AM      98
    30     High   9:14 AM     5.6   4:53 PM    Rise  7:20 PM
    30      Low   4:22 PM    -0.6
    30     High  10:49 PM     3.9

Animal Interactions: As a arrived at the beach there were a ton of people there with their families all bundled up with coats, gloves and hats. I saw a family playing in the water together and kids with boggie boards. The sound was not completely quiet but pretty calm all around. There were a couple surfers getting into the water when I was leaving along with many groups of people running on the beach path and sitting in beach chairs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 2012

 Black birds flying over the ocean

 seaweed in the ocean, unkept during cold weather

 Doing homework at the beach

 

 

 

 

Bird in the water

Beach blog November 2012
Location: Strands Beach

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Date and Time: November 28, , 2012 at 3:45 p.m.

Air/ Water Temperature: 62 degrees &60 degrees

Atmospheric clouds: very cloudly, the clouds are scattered cloud is a sky condition when between 1/10 and 5/10 are covered in the sky.

Ocean Condition: The surface is rippled, and cold.

Swell: The size and direction of the swell is 4-6 ft.

Wind Direction: SW @ l knots
 

Tide:

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W   28      Low   1:45 AM     1.9   6:34 AM     Set  6:36 AM      99
    28     High   7:54 AM     5.9   4:43 PM    Rise  5:02 PM
    28      Low   3:04 PM    -0.5
    28     High   9:25 PM     3.7

Th  29      Low   2:16 AM     2.0   6:35 AM     Set  7:25 AM      99
    29     High   8:23 AM     5.8   4:43 PM    Rise  5:50 PM
    29      Low   3:37 PM    -0.4
    29     High  10:01 PM     3.7

Animal Interactions: As a arrived at the beach two surfers just got out of the water and were walking to their car. there was a total of six people on the beach and it was completely silent all I heard were the sound of the waves. There was an old couple holding hands and walking on the beach along with a flock of black birds, and a pelcan. Seaweed piles were all in the ocean, and looked like they had been there for weeks. i sat on the beach nd did my homework for an hour in a relaxing place.

 

October 2012

Found a Snake walking down the Steps

Beach blog October  2012
Location: Strands Beach
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Date and Time: October 31^st, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.

Air/ Water Temperature: 65 degrees &65 degrees

Atmospheric clouds: partly cloudy, the clouds are Cumulus humilis which is the smallest of the cumulus clouds. Fair weather clouds, rarely produce precipitation and evaporate by sunset.

Ocean Condition: The surface is rippled.

Swell: The size and direction of the swell is 4-6 ft.

Swell Direction: 3' @ 14s from SSW

Swell Direction: 1' @ 12s from WNW

Tide:

Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible W 31 Low 3:37 AM 1.9 7:09 AM Set 8:49 AM 99 31 High 9:44 AM 5.7 5:59 PM Rise 7:19 PM 31 Low 4:50 PM 0.0 31 High 11:08 PM 3.8

 

Animal Interaction: They are not very many people at the beach only about two joggers and three sets of couples. There are some surfers that just got out of the water, but no birds around at all. No one is talking it is just the sound of the ocean and was at a peaceful tone that was relaxing.

September 2012

Location: Strands
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Date and Time: October 1^st, 2012 at 2:40 p.m.

Air/ Water Temperature: 85 degrees & 67 degrees

Atmospheric clouds: partly cloudy, the clouds are Cumulus humilis which is the smallest of the cumulus clouds. Fair weather clouds, rarely produce precipitation and evaporate by sunset.

Ocean Condition: The surface is rippled.

Swell: The size and direction of the swell is 4-6 ft.

Swell Direction: 3' @ 14s from SSW

Swell Direction: 1' @ 12s from WNW

Tide:

Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon

/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible

M 1 Low 3:47 AM 1.1 6:45 AM Set 8:12 AM 99

1 High 9:53 AM 5.6 6:34 PM Rise 7:22 PM

1 Low 4:31 PM 0.3

1 High 10:36 PM 4.3

Animal Interaction: They are about twenty people relaxing on the beach, while two little kids are making a sand castle. There are some surfers that just got out of the water while birds fly everywhere. The water is freezing and is filled with seaweed and water hitting the ricks in different directions.