I can't see the water in the Pacific Ocean from my back yard, but I can see the coast line - if you look closely there is an obvious double hill shape around the middle of the horizon. That is Evans Head, around 25 km away. I do like this view across the tops of the forest canopy forming (see the height of the regen trees to the mature red gum on the right).
I guess one day I will have to either build a tower with a viewing platform, or accept that I can no longer see the coast.
Beautiful long view of the coast! Great in b & w. When we first bought our house years ago, we had an ocean view. Then the neighbor built a second story on his house, blocking our view. So we built a third story and a deck so we could see the water. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
beach is only 25kms away, you can easily drive there and enjoy a day at the sea - you have earned it