Hi Lamar, as you asked for advice, here's my input.
Both pics look good as regards exposure. I think you have that pretty well spot on.
But, looking at No 1;
The composition doesn't do it for me. One line of waves bisecting the pic right in the middle and another on a diagonal somewhere below. The middle line of surf has two breaks in it. Was this intentional? There's a little rock in the sand, bottom left. Was this intentional?
I think a little look around in the viewfinder before pushing button is needed.

No 2.
To my eye, a neater composition but not as interesting as the first pic.
But again, the composition doesn't really lift the pic, for me, above just another beach shot.

How low were you?
Perhaps you might decide, what am I trying to capture?
The surf? The clouds? Reflections? Colour contrast?
Look for any objects in the sand that might detract from the final shot,( or perhaps make them the focus of the pic.)
Both pics have a brown sort of muddy foreground, was this intentional?
To me they could help the photo but am not sure how to work them in. Maybe put them completely out of focus so they have a creamy texture?
Watch for interesting surf breaks and zoom in on them.
Maybe get down reeeelly low and make the clouds a feature with a creamy line of surf along the bottom.
Time your capture, wait for nature to do something really interesting or create a unique combo of wave form, cloud form, reflection etc. this might mean waiting, camera on tripod, for quite awhile. But when it happens and you capture it, man is that satisfying.
By the way, I maybe sound a little harsh. I don't mean to be. They are nice pics but not, to me, more than a day at the seaside.
Perhaps decide before going to the beach, what your main focus is going to be today.

I hope my words are taken as constructive. They are just my opinion of course and I may get beaten up for them. Hope not.
Finally, looks like you live in a beautiful location and I did get that from the pics :)
Cheers

Thanks so much for your input. This is exactly what I was hoping for. I took these shots about a month ago. It was an experiment. Your comments are right on target. I posted this hoping for this sort of response. When I shot these I gave little attention to composition. Just curious about how this would work. The waves were what they were at the time. After viewing the images I thought that this could be something worth doing again with all of the above in mind. As far as these pics go I only posted them looking for advice. You have graciously given that and it is much appreciated. Your comments were not harsh at all.

Thanks.