Ocean Project 5/31

Location-https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=Salt+Creek+Beach,+Dana+Point,+CA&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Salt+Creek+Beach,+Dana+Point,+CA&ei=ILjGT8TCG4io8QSvurTBBg&ved=0CAYQyBM
Date- May 29, 2012
Time: 7:50
Air Temp: 67
Water- 64-66
Atmospheric conditions- partly cloudy 
Ocean Condition- flat, few waves
Swell- 2-3 ft-S, SW, W, WNW
Animal Interactions- a lot of birds, surfers, and people running on the beach 

Beach Project-3/31

Location: Salt Creek Beach

Date: March 11, 2012

Time: 1:00 pm

Air Temp: 67 degrees

Water Temp: 59 degrees

Atmospheric Condition: some scattered clouds and sunny

Ocean Condition: choppy with smaller waves

Swell: S, SW, W, WNW

Tide: 6:06 am-low

12:10 pm- high

5:49 pm - low

12:08 am- high

Animal Interaction- some surfers and body boarders, lots of birds, a lot of people running on the beach

Ocean Environment 2/29

Location: Salt Creek Beach-http://maps.google.com/maps/place?q=Salt+Creek+Beach+Park,+Pacific+Coast+Highway,+Dana+Point,+CA&hl=en&cid=432833565656173133

Date/Time: February 4th 2012-1:00 pm

Air Temp: 75 degrees

Water Temp: 58 degrees

Atmospheric Conditions: warm with a light breeze

Ocean Condition: smaller waves with some larger sets coming in

Swell Size/Direction: 3-4ft

Animal Interactions: a lot of birds and we saw dolphins swimming out by the waves

Ocean Environment- 12/31

Location: Salt Creek Beach - http://maps.google.com/maps/place?q=Salt+Creek+Beach+Park,+Pacific+Coast+Highway,+Dana+Point,+CA&hl=en&cid=432833565656173133

Date/Time: December 29, 2o11; 2:00 pm

Air Temp: 70 degrees

Water Temp: 58 degrees

Atmospheric Conditions: warm and then the fog came in so it got colder

Ocean condition: waves coming in close together

Swell Size/Direction: 2-3 ft/WNW

Tide: 12:30 am- high

5:55 am- low

11:33 am-high

6:30 pm- low

Animal interactions: not a lot of people were on the beach, many surfers in the water & a lot of birds