King Tides with a side of heavy wind and surf

[Burnham]

M and I have recently returned from a 3-day excursion to Yachats, on the central OR coast, for the expressed purpose of watching very high tides and storm surge break on some of the most picturesque stretches of rocky coastline anywhere. Here are some pictures...duh .

 

[lxskllr]

That basin/hole thing is a pretty cool construction.

 

[Burnham]

I dunno why some duplicates got posted...

 

[Nutball]

I can't tell the scale of that hole. The white water suggests it is big, but the nearby grass says it's not huge.

 

[flushcut]

Short grass makes anything look bigger.

 

[BlackSmith]

I need astroturf in the bedroom.

 

[treesmith]

Short grass makes anything look bigger.

Does short hair make your head look bigger? 🤣

 

[Burnham]

I can't tell the scale of that hole. The white water suggests it is big, but the nearby grass says it's not huge.

To my eye when standing right above it?...say 60 feet by 50 feet and about 40 feet deep. It has two holes in the sides that lead out to the ocean. According to geologists, the side holes started as sea caves in the cliff face, then met as they were eroded deeper. At some point the roof of that weakened enough to collapse. It is called Devils Punchbowl. It is a small state park...of which Oregon has approximately 3 trillion along the coast .

 

[Oxman]

Is the Yachats Forest Service facility hosting ACRT arboriculture classes?

 

[cory]

Dang, a voice from the past, what you been up to

 

[Burnham]

Is the Yachats Forest Service facility hosting ACRT arboriculture classes?

I could not tell you. It was closed when we were in the area.

 

[vharrison]

Interesting thread Burn. When I think of King tides, somehow I don't think of OR. Here, the king tides are destructive. Have you seen any deterioration of the shoreline as a result of these tides?

 

[Burnham]

Yes, some. More often what we see is damage to infrastructure built at the high tide line, rather than significant shoreline loss. That could be as simple as a wooden stairway to the beach, or as significant as a house foundation built on the sand dunes that are always going away and coming back over time. Tsunami bait, we call those poorly sited buildings .

 

[Burnham]

M and I have just been back down to the Yachats part of the Oregon coast. Just a 3-day trip, timed to some nice high tides, though there wasn't much storm and wave action to make it really impressive.

Still, a nice time in oceanfront accommodations right on the rocks and surf. Good food, wine, and some time spent in the warm and hot pool spas .

The Cape Perpetua area just south of Yachats is really stunning.

Just a few pictures to share. A couple from in front of our hotel (overlooked from our room), and a couple from the Cape.