Beaches taken a beating

[redant]

Due to the low off the NC our beaches are getting smashed. This is a very cool time laps photography of the beach going from tranquil blue waters to a hellish nightmare. When 200 of 200 photos are loaded press the > button to run the show.

beach bashing

[Steve]

Cool Slideshow!

[Steve]

Redant,

They mention the erosion of your inlet on weather.com's description of the storm.  Here's a link.  

http://www.weather.com/newscenter/tropical...m=wxcenter_news

[www.dadluvsu.com]

I skipped work today and went surfing...  Those waves were the best I've seen in Delray Beach in 15 years...

[palmmermaid]

Great slideshow!

Lots of folks whining about the beach erosion.  They seem to forget these are barrier islands and provide a "barrier" between the sea and the mainland.  They are constantly shifting, usually from north to south.  They are dynamic, not matter how much effort we put into making them static.  All along the Atlantic coast these islands shift based on wind and tide.  Trying to preserve them is a loosing battle.  I don't think we should build on barrier islands.  Turn them all into parks and let nature do her thing.

[redant]

Unfortunately most of the damage at this location is due to the inlet, a man made passage. The Jupiter inlet used to be nothing more then a very small passage of water, sometimes navigable by small boat, sometimes not. The jetties cause the sand to pile up on the north side of the inlet, keeping it from passing on to the south to replenish that area as nature would.

I agree that the barrier islands should be national parks and building on them should be prohibited but that will never happen.