So for beach replenishment, they are dredging or putting sand back on the shore. Thoughts on it? How will it effect the conditions? Is it good or bad for surfing?
Beach replenishment is shunned on by any surfer. I absolutely hate it. No one can control the ocean or the beach, just let it be
Dredging is best for the future breaking of the sandbar and providing the best waves for enjoyzment of the surfing. It keeps my 2 million dollar Wednesday house safe from obese fisherman that not respect my car and channel universe surfboards
Fun Fact for 1/4 the price you can make artificial reefs that stop erosion, clean the water, and most importantly create mother ****ing epic ****ingtastic waves that we can all enjoy.
I don't know jack about artificial reefs, but they do sink old tankers and decommissioned war ships from time to time as structure for fishing. Would this work, or has it been done close enough to shore to influence a swell? Yeah, Yeah #BelmarArtificialReefistheshizllefolifegangsta
i'm not 100% clear on the mechanics of it, but i don't think that sinking an old ship or whatever would work to create a good, rideable wave. you have to shape the reef just so to focus the energy of the swell in the right way. & even then, it would only really work if the swell came at it from a certain angle & period. change the either of those, & it wouldn't work. reef breaks around the world seem to work best w/ medium or long period swells, which is something we don't see a whole lot of here on the east coast.
no worries. my knowledge of oceanography & bathymetry is limited, but i know enough to know that creating an artificial reef for surfing isn't as easy as plunking a bunch of rocks down on the ocean floor. i wish it were...
