BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Beachgoers Monday saw some of the roughest conditions from Hurricane Imelda’s impact on the coast of Central Florida.
South Patrick Shores Community Correspondent James Sparvero didn’t see a single surfer dare get in the water at Seagull Park.
Richard Hoch of Satellite Beach was walking along the beach as the tide encroached against the sand dunes.
“When it comes up to the dune, like it’s been, it’s the highest it’s been,” he said.
Beaches aren’t as wide in South Patrick Shores and Satellite Beach as Cape Canaveral or Cocoa Beach so erosion is a common concern during storms.
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“Usually, it comes back, but every five years, or something, they’re gonna put more sand down,” Hoch said.
Beach erosion was also a concern in 2022 at the Sandpiper Towers condominiums after Hurricane Nicole.
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