A partial lunar eclipse may be seen tonight, fog permitting, beginning at 10 p.m. and reaching maximum eclipse at 1:20 a.m. A spell of very high 5.5- to 6-foot morning tides accompanies the full moon of Friday, Nov. 19.

As usual, the winter ocean scours sand off beaches, revealing rock formations along Drakes Beach and bits of shipwrecks along Limantour Beach that are usually covered with sand in summer. Winter storms also bring up piles…