11/5/24 Report - Hurricane Rafael Forming and Looking to Head Up Through the Gulf. High Tides and Surf.

Written by the TreaureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report

Turtle Trail Monday early Afternoon.

Tuesday morning is what I'd call a beachy day. Cloudy, a little rainy, some wind and some waves. It is a nice day to get out and do some hunting.

Unfortunately, a beachy day is not always a great treasure day. A beachy day is a nice time to get out and do a little detecting even if the chances of finding centuries-old treasures are not dramatically improved. Chances are still better than during the hot summer months of oppressive heat and beach accretion, and there can be spots where something old might be found.  On such days, it wouldn't' be a bad idea to be out there to scout around a little and see how things are trending and where good things might develop in the near future.  You can probably find some more recent items now.  You might want to check some of the areas that don't have less renourishment sand.

I had some business in Vero Monday, so I stopped at the beach.  I quickly realized that I forgot to pack my equipment.  At least I got to take a look and take a couple photos.

You can see the cliff from the past erosion, but there is still a lot of renourishment sand in front of the dunes

You can also see a little seaweed that has washed up.  That is a common sign of east swells pushing stuff up onto the beach.  

Turtle Trail Monday Early Afternoon.

We now have a storm named Rafael.  Expected to become a hurricane soon, it looks like it could pass not far off the Keys and head up through the Gulf.

We are still having some really nice high tides.  And the surf is big too.  If you look around or have been following the beaches closely, you should have some good spots to check today.

Referring to my old rating scale, I'd call this Level 2 or transitional conditions.  Although the angles aren't good, there is some chance.  It depends upon how much effort you have put into monitoring the beaches.

Source: Surfguru.com.

I'd like to get out, but don't know if I'll manage today.

It is voting day.

By the look of the lines at the polling places, the only people that will be able to vote today are those who have nothing else they have to do all day long.  Talk about voter suppression.

Good hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net