The tides were as follows:
Day High Tide
Height Sunrise Moon
Time % Moon
/Low Time
Feet Sunset Visible
M 30
High 4:43 AM 4.2
6:02 AM Set 2:09 AM
54
30
Low 11:30 AM 0.5
7:30 PM Rise 1:51 PM
30
High 6:15 PM 4.5
The air temperature was 63°F, and the sea temperature was 60°F.
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It was overcast and cold with surfers, and seagulls
(most likely Stratocumulus Undulatus clouds)