Gusty winds, rough surf and a king tide are eroding beaches across South Florida, and water has reached the seawall at Midtown Beach in Palm Beach. High waves have carved away sand and closed access to parts of the shoreline, according to the report.
Visitors Marla Falls and Lisa Hawk arrived from Atlanta earlier this week hoping to spend time on the sand. Falls said that when they went to the beach the night before, only a narrow strip of sand was left. She said they stepped over the seawall and put their toes in the sand, which was all they could do.
Hawk said the beach was a big reason they picked their hotel, the Colony Hotel. She called the situation very disappointing.
The erosion comes only months after a beach renourishment project added nearly 600,000 cubic yards of sand to Midtown Beach. That project wrapped up in May.
The king tide cycle is expected to continue through the end of October, so beachgoers may face similar conditions for several more days.
