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CoastWatch Mile 229 County Lincoln Description South Depoe Bay Boundaries N 44° 48.226', W 124° 4.05' to N 44° 47.414', W 124° 4.366' Google Maps Nearby Roads, Directions to/from, Google photos, Satellite image, Terrain overlay OPRD Map Siletz River to Boiler Bay (2), Cape Foulweather Vehicles • Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from the Tillamook County-Lincoln County line (45° 02.6706', Mile 247), southerly to Yaquina Bay (44° 37.0374', Mile 215), except for the following locations within the corporate limits of Lincoln City: (A) A distance of 150 feet on each side of the westerly extension of North 35th Court; (B) A distance of 150 feet on each side of the westerly extension of North 15th Street. Weather Current Weather Conditions at nearby stations (may take a minute or two on a dialup connection) Tides The NOAA Tide Predictions site may be found here. Click on the station nearest to your location to see predicted tides in graphical and tabular formats. Photo King Tide -Little Whale Cove   12/14/12 December 14, 2012, "King Tide" of 10.6 feet at 11:50am breaches bedrock lip of Little Whale Cove erother

9 REPORTS FOR MILE 229: erother Dec 14, 2012 12:00 PM   Observed high tide (King Tide) at 11:50 a.m. 12/14/2012. Partly sunny with light wind. Occasional big waves sending spray above shoreline path at Little Whale Cove residential area. In Little Whale Cove, this 10.6 foot high tide clearly breaches basalt lip of the cove.   MORE    King Tide -Little Whale Cove    Description: December 14, 2012, "King Tide" of 10.6 feet at 11:50am breaches bedrock lip of Little Whale Cove Location: Little Whale Cove - MP 229 erother Nov 12, 2010 3:10 PM   Beautiful fall day between storms. Lots of woody material and kelp at upper part of beach, indicating a very high surf/tide event in recent past. Three seagulls bathing in Little Whale Cove at time of visit.   MORE    Basalt shoreline    Description: Typical basalt shoreline along milepost 229 Date: Nov 11, 2010 11:30 AM Little Whale Cove    Description: Woody material, kelp and matted grass indicating high surf/tide within Little Whale Cove erother May 13, 2010 1:00 PM   It’s a beautiful sunny day at the beach with little wind. All along mp229 all is quiet except for an occasional person or couple, generally with a dog or two on leash, taking a stroll along the oceanfront on the LWC path. There is nothing unusual to report along most of the mile. There are several Styrofoam floats stranded high & dry on the rocks in a cleft near the north end of the Little Whale Cove development , but little else of anything human-made. Last year I saw two Canada geese in Little Whale Cove. Today there were four adults and seven goslings hanging out in the cove.   MORE    Canada Geese in Little Whale Cove    Location: Little Whale Cove erother Sep 24, 2009 11:00 AM   Lots of whale watching activity by small boats from Depoe Bay. About six to twelve whales commonly spotted 1/4 to 1/2 mole offshore of Milepost 229. Healthy looking kelp beds immediately offshore of the rocky bluff along much of this mile. Harbor seals often sighted in the kelp beds. Also lots of seagulls and many flights of brown pelicans north and south skimming over the water near the shore.   MORE  SKrein Jul 19, 2008 10:00 AM   Saw and photographed a great blue heron. It was first seen fishing in small pool of water beneath a log. These herons often seek food (fish) in areas where fresh and salt water are close by, as is the case in the cove.   MORE    Great Blue Herron    Description: Photo taken in Whale Cove. Was first seen fishing in small pool of water beneath a log. These herons often seek food (fish) in areas where fresh and salt water are close by, as is the case in the cove. SKrein Sep 30, 2007 10:00 AM   We noted several concerns with newly-developed property at Little Whale Cove. The Property manager stated that there were State Lands people she could bring in to talk to the property owner. This had been effective in previous situations of similar nature.   MORE    Path to edge of bluff (1)    Description: View of path and short stairway to the edge of the bluff. Location: Near head of bluff overlooking Whale Cove Date: Oct 3, 2007 1:07 PM Copyright: (c)2007 Susan Krein Path to edge of bluff (2)    Description: View from stairway to the edge of the bluff. Location: Near head of bluff overlooking Whale Cove Date: Oct 3, 2007 10:07 PM Copyright: (c) Susan Krein locame Sep 18, 2007 10:00 AM   Calm; no remarkable observations of concern.   MORE  SKrein Jun 19, 2007 10:00 AM   A local beach cleanup was held on Sunday, June 17, so there is very little to report in the way of debris in the cove. Most of the logs that had come in over the past quarter were cut and burned, with a few purposely left on the beach, including the douglas fir log that was the topic of some discussion in April. Most logs are burned to keep them from washing up into the creeks that empty into the cove, which would disrupt creek water flows and possibly create flooding. Very few people in this area have wood burning fireplaces; most have gas fireplaces to avoid air pollution. A summary of the contact with the Coast Guard and Custom Agent regarding the douglas fir log in the cove was submitted in April, 2007. The only photo of interest I took was the one taken June 11 of the seafoam along the water line (responding to the sighting by Kitty Brigham). An attempt to upload the photo to the CW web site was not successful (rejected due to size). Also sent a photo of the douglas fir log in April, responding to a request by Curtis Ebbesmeyer. ------------   MORE  spleague Apr 5, 2007 10:00 AM   Very little debris on the beach in the cove.   MORE