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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.
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Honeymoon Island State Park Surfing Epicness

When Honeymoon Island State Park gets good, it gets really good. Honeymoon Island is not known for its slabbing barrels into dry sand. This wave is known as a point-break. It’s known for its very long rides down the endless sandbar. The positioning of the island in the gulf, coupled with the nature of the waves we get along the gulf, have shaped the sandbar and the island in general into a point. Cold fronts pushing in from the northwest, along with the northwest down shore drift shaped this sandbar into a perfect right.  There are also little righthand tubes when the wind is blowing in variations from the south; it’s when the wind blows directly into the rights. Whether it’s summer or winter, the right is usually firing. And when the waves are good, it’s usually on. Continue reading Honeymoon Island State Park Surfing Epicness