A favorite subject of many photographers and artists, and coming from New Zealand and now living on the Southern California coast, are you surprised that I too have photographed the sea?
Sunset at Crystal Cove with sepia toning.
There's a great restaurant at Crystal Cove called "The Beachcomber". I highly recommend it, but they don't take reservations, so show up early as it's pretty popular to go and eat dinner and catch the sunset. They have a nice bar too, but it's around the side so you don't get a view of the sea.