Tanner Jones Surfing Hurricane Hermine Picture Sequences

During this specific hurricane swell we were expecting massive surf, as is often predicted, but rarely seen. Tanner and I were down at one of the local Clearwater Beach south swell spots, the south Clearwater jetty, or south jetty for short. It was semi-crowded Continue reading Tanner Jones Surfing Hurricane Hermine Picture Sequences

Hermine Clip

As the rain was pouring down, Austin and I managed to get a quick clip of the shorebreak surf. Off in the background loomed a nasty squall storm. There was a bolt of lightning or two, but not enough to chase many people out of the water. As the tide dropped, and the swell increased, the outside sandbar began to break. The rain from tropical storm Hermine poured for the whole day.

Beach Erosion from Hurricane Hermine

The foreground of this image is of the beach closer to the existing T-groin. This section of beach was re-nourished with sand just this past year. As you can see there are a considerable amount of lime rocks on what is left of the beach.