November 2011- 4:00pm

Today at Strands beach at around 4 o'clock the water looked pretty mellow but the wind was kicking up. It was a nice walk down the stairs where I passed several surfers in wetsuits on their way up. As I got closer to the water I saw several of dolphins swimming not to far from the surfers in the water.

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November 30th, 2011 at around 4 o'clock

The average water temp. for strands today was about 60 degrees

The air temperature was about 65 degrees

The sky was full of clouds and it looked like rain was coming.

The waves were very small and the water looked choppy and got choppier as the wind picked up.

The beach was pretty uninhabited except for some dedicated surfers and people walking and running on the beach.

It was very beautiful and quite at the beach it seemed very full of animal life with the dolphins, many gulls and a few pelicans flying over head.

Pictures from October 2011

October 29th, 2011

October 29th, 2011 around 10 a.m. at Strands Beach

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The water was a about a chilly 60 degrees. The only people I saw in the water wore wetsuits. The sky was clean with no clouds and a beautiful shade of blue. The ocean was mellow and rolling, their were few waves. The tide had a high of 6.4 ft at around 10;34 and hit a low of -0.8 feet later that day. There were few people scattered about the beach but, I found it was nice and quite enough to lay out and work on some homework.

Pictures from September 2011

Entry one-September 2011

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September 30th 2011, 4:30 p.m.

Air/Water temp: 64-66 degrees

Atmospheric Conditions: Thin cloud cover and marine layer beginning to roll in

Ocean Condition:Very Small mid period swell from the south-southeast. Light and variable north winds with smooth seas.

Swell:Low- -0.3, High- 6.3

Tide: Low-4:51 a.m. High-11:08p.m. Low-6:14p.m.

Animal Interaction: Minimal people, a lot of birds

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Stands Beach, September 30th 2011, 4:30 p.m.