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