One of the better Sat Bch breaks effecting bathymetry is way offshore. Nearshore/beach sand will not effect that mechanism. What it most likely will do is create backwash until it's washed away by subsequent major swell events. Near term shorebreak would be affected, long term the sand will erode and build back just like the natural sand has always done. Interestingly the last major N swell seemed to add sand to the dune line based on where it is on the stairs that go down to the sand. I guess you've got to protect your tax base at all cost. Huge condos almost on the dune line have to be the ugliest monstrosities imaginable. To bad the building codes/zoning aren't like Bradenton where I don't think there are any structures over two stories on the beach....could be wrong on that...but that's what I recall.

Edited: 11/29/2019 at 08:57 AM by grdsurf