Whispering Wave - Dog-friendly home with ocean & golf views

A hot tub on the deck, a wood-burning fireplace with the firewood stacked and waiting, and a meadow that runs out to the Sea Ranch Golf Links: Whispering Wave is a single-level home at the north end, a mile and a quarter from Gualala's market and restaurants. Two queen bedrooms sleep 4, with two baths, and two dogs are welcome. From the living room and the primary bedroom, the ocean is a distant blue line. You'll be close to town and far from busy.

The green you'll see from the windows is the Sea Ranch Golf Links, with a meadow in between. Whispering Wave sits on one level at the north end of Sea Ranch, where the community meets the Gualala River, and from the living room and the primary bedroom the ocean shows as a distant line past the fairways.

You'll come in to an open kitchen and dining room that flows into the living room, where a wood-burning fireplace waits with firewood from the woodshed by the driveway. Big windows face the meadow side. The primary bedroom opens into an adjoining bath; a second full bath serves the other queen room and the rest of the house.

The back deck holds the hot tub and a set of outdoor chairs, looking over the meadow toward the course. It's a quiet spot in the evening, and the dogs can stretch out on the deck while you soak.

KITCHEN & DINING
You'll cook with a dishwasher, range and oven, microwave, coffee maker, toaster, and blender, and eat at the table in the same open room. A washer and dryer are in the house for muddy-paw days.

SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS
Whispering Wave sleeps 4 in 2 bedrooms, with 2 full baths, all on one level.
-- Bedroom 1: queen bed, adjoining bath
-- Bedroom 2: queen bed

PROPERTY AMENITIES
-- Private hot tub on the back deck
-- Wood-burning fireplace, firewood provided
-- Dog friendly (up to 2)
-- Single-level home, forced-air heat
-- Two smart TVs, sound system, WiFi
-- Washer and dryer

COMMUNITY AMENITIES (Sea Ranch Association, rec pass provided)
-- Heated pool, sauna, tennis and pickleball at the Del Mar recreation center (about 1 mile); Moonraker and Ohlson farther south
-- Gualala Point Regional Park and the coast about 1/2 mile; Sea Ranch Golf Links next door (optional, paid)

After sunset the fairways fade and the meadow goes still. Light the fire, or take the hot tub, and let the north end be as quiet as it sounds.

Firewood for the fireplace is in the woodshed by the driveway. Forced air handles the rest of the heat.

The golf course is a view, not an amenity. Rounds are optional and paid.

Two smart TVs, one in the living room and one in the primary bedroom, run on your own streaming accounts.

Up to 2 dogs are welcome. The Sea Ranch asks that dogs stay leashed on the trails and in the meadows; this is deer and quail country.

Del Mar is the close pool, about 1 mile, and it's shared with the community.

The coast is about 1/2 mile, which is why the ocean view from the house is a distant one. Gualala Point is the easy lookout.

Exterior lights at Sea Ranch stay minimal. Bring a flashlight for the driveway.

Cell coverage flickers up here. The house WiFi is what to rely on.

Summer mornings can sit in fog even when Gualala, just up the road, is already sunny.