Hi Steve,
By all accounts you could be in for some great photo opportunities along these lines over the next few days (according to the weather forecast) -- I think we're in for a bit of a shakeup.
Yes I think you could be right (I just had a look at the weather map - strong Norwest for us). Actually the beach I was on yesterday (in the photo's above) is called Gemstone Beach due to the many small 'gem' like rocks however they are all buried by about 5 feet of sand at the moment - not one to be seen! Must have had some weather down there recently too. I blame it on BP....
Very nice, but it looks like pretty rough weather. I like #3 and think it might look nice in B&W. #5 is another favourite.