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They Lied To You – There’s No More Left – T-groins Are Ineffective


This is a gallery showing the little sand left at Honeymoon Island State Park since the dredge/fill beach renourishment, and t-groins were added. Conceptually, these rock t-groins, which were actually experimentally tried here first in the county, were supposed to be holding sand on the south side of the groin. The sand was also supposed to be transplanted to the area in front of the Cafe at Honeymoon Island. That means, in the pictures from the gallery, there’s supposed to be sand in front of the parking lot where you see water almost washing away the parking lot, at the end of the boardwalk were the water is washing under the boardwalk, and on the south side of the groin in general. There isn’t. The idea is that there be a beach for people to use. Of course, Florida is made of sand, so there will always be sand here. On the low tide you will always see sand. When we talk about beach we’re talking about the part where the high tide doesn’t touch. You can see from the pictures there isn’t any beach left. The parking lot will soon be dismantled like it was at the north lot years ago. The irrational idea that these t-groins are working is just absolutely absurd, and anyone who suggests it to you is out of their mind.

Weather Forecast: A series of cold fronts and winter preparations.

We’ve got a series of cold fronts slated for the next couple weeks. The first front, which is the one you can see in the featured image above, will just barely inch into the northern gulf, but quickly pull away without cranking up the onshore winds in the northern gulf. The temperatures hold at their current point behind this first front. Continue reading Weather Forecast: A series of cold fronts and winter preparations.

Gulf Coast Surf Forecast: Two More Surf Producing Cold Fronts within the Next Week.

Well, it’s the end of April.  We’re seeing record high temperatures, and a surprisingly high frequency of cold fronts.  Something seems out of wack, but hey, I’ll take it.  It’s very unusual to be seeing this frequency of fronts this late in the surfing season.  The surf forecast is looking great for the upcoming week. Continue reading Gulf Coast Surf Forecast: Two More Surf Producing Cold Fronts within the Next Week.