Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.
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| John Brooks Beach Saturday Around Noon. |
I went out to the beach this morning. You might wonder why, given that the surf was supposed to be lower today than yesterday, and yesterday showed no erosion. Well, I looked out the window this morning and saw the wind change.
Yesterday, you might recall, MagicSeaWeed predicted a pretty high surf, but we also had a west wind, which held the waves up. Actually, despite MagicSeaWeed predicting less surf today, it was actually bigger than yesterday. They aren't always right.
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| Higher Surf on South Hutchinson Island Saturday Morning. |
Besides looking at the online predictions, look out the window. That will provide additional information. This morning the wind was coming more from the south, but I think it was about ten o'clock I saw it change, and decided I better go out to take a look. As you can see from the above photo, John Brooks eroded some since yesterday. I think the highest cuts I saw were about two feet.
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| John Brooks Saturday Around Noon. |
There was a coin hole that was down the slope at least half the way. It was hard to recover the coins due to the rough water.
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| John Brooks Saturday Around Noon. |
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov. |
The Atlantic is very active. This map shows four named storms, and another system that will probably develop before long.
Of course, the one of most immediate interest is Ian, which will probably hit Florida.
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov |
Being on the west of us, if that is actually what happens, it won't have the greatests effect on the Treasure Coast. As it passes, it might hit the West Coast pretty good. We'll see how it develops. Maybe you'll want to hit some beaches over there.
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| Predicted Surf for the Fort Pierce Area. Source: MagicSeaWeed.com. |
As you can see the Treasure Coast surf is supposed to decrease the next few days.
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Keep watching Ian. We might get some high winds even if it doeesn't hit the Treasure Coast beaches at the best angle. It still has time to change.
Good hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net