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| Fort Pierce Beach Cam (South Zoom View) from Surfguru.com About Noon Wednesday. |
Comparing beach cam pictures from day to day allows you to get an idea of the amount and type of beach erosion is occurring at the viewed site and make some guesses about other sites that may be correlated.
Measuring a point on this picture and comparing it to the same view yesterday suggests that this beach cut has moved back another few yards even though the cut looks a little sloppier.
On beaches where you don't have a fixed camera view, you might want to use landmarks to determine the amount of erosion. One way to do that is by sticking a marker in the ground or placing some rocks at various locations to use as markers. You can place numerous rocks at various distances from the dunes or cut. Then you can get a reading on how much the erosion has progressed. Take a photo to help you remember where things stood when you placed the markers.
A difficult thing to estimate is how far back the slope might move at various spots. That will take multiple markers.
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| Same Surf Cam View 2.5 Hours Later. |
Here is a view from a couple hours later, This view with the tide lower shows the flat in front of the cut. You can see where anything that washed out with the sand would end up.
A zig zag sweep pattern in front of the cut would help you quickly find the area of concentration where you might want to focus your time. As I've explained before, you can quickly locate the identify the distribution pattern of targets. That doesn't mean that there will never be some lonely good targets outside the area of concentration, but the area of concentration will be where you can get the most targets quickly. I've explained distribution patterns in the past.
Here is one link to an older post on coin lines.
I've done many posts on coin lines since then and have added a lot of detail on the subject, so you might want to do a search.
Below is a view of Wabasso. Not much change there since yesterday.
Looks like Bonsteel Park is closed along with others.
Here is the list from Nor’easter Beach Erosion and Closures in Florida – SurfGuru
These closures were reported as of Tuesday, October 27. Closures change with each tide, so check the county’s beach app or website before heading out.
| Location | Closure |
| Satellite Beach | All city beach crossovers closed since Sunday, boarded up through at least this Sunday |
| Val M. Steele Park, Melbourne Beach | Closed |
| Chris’ Break Crossover, Melbourne Beach | Closed |
| S.P.R.A. Park, Satellite Beach | Closed |
| Howard E. Futch Park at Paradise Beach, Melbourne | Closed |
| Canova Beach Park, Indian Harbour Beach | Central and south crossovers closed; north open |
| Bonsteel Park, Melbourne Beach | Closed |
| Kelly Park East shoreline | Closed |
| Volusia County beach driving ramps | Multiple ramps closed, including New Smyrna Beach |
| Jupiter Civic Center | Closed after its staircase and boardwalk collapsed; events canceled through November |
Below is the latest surf chart from Surfguru.com.
Good hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net