Grabbed a camera and went out to sample the scene. I was out at high tide Dec 15, 2023.
Photo above: Today at high tide – Chance A La Mer beach approach.
Again today: We are in a high pressure weather pattern with winds from the east.
Last time:
Went out to look at the new emergency berm recently installed west of Damon Point.
Late 2023 – Reaction Mode
Love to see the press get in the habit of asking more questions.
In the news:
Dec 8, 2023 The Daily World
Sacrificial sand: Berm to hold off waves in Ocean Shores, for now
City starts work on emergency erosion solution to protect infrastructure on southern shoreline
By Clayton Franke
“…action to stop, or at least slow, the waves that have washed away 3,000 feet of beach in the last four decades, scouring what’s now known as Oyhut Bay.”
“Located about a half mile west of the Damon Point trailhead, the sand is piled on the pale dune grasses just above the sandy beach.”
Random thoughts and questions:
This is an emergency and the waves washed away 3,000 feet of beach in the last four decades?
When was the original (now offshore) jetty installed? What was done to maintain it?
Trailhead? Maybe call it a former trailhead, unless it links to a trail out there today.
Newspeople- please head over to Westport and give some credit where credit is due. Ask how they have been able to keep their working waterfront up and running all these years.
Looking west from the end of the berm:
Looking east from the other end of the berm:
A nice afternoon. Does Westport enjoy an advantage in that it is more protected from waves and storms moving in from the southwest? Love to see detailed news reporting on this.
Related:
Less Than Two Miles As The Crow Flies – Ocean Shores Marina History
More here:
Ocean Shores Marina History – A Time Gone By
98569 Coastal Erosion Attitudes