Knowing exactly where the island is eroding and how the dunes are holding up to constant battering can help local leaders protect this piece of coastline. “Tybee wants to retain its beach. It also wants to maintain,

North Topsail Beach has closed several beach access points due to the escalating threats of rip currents and beach erosion as Hurricane Erin approaches. Town officials are closely monitoring the situation,

At 3:19 p.m. on Thursday, the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued an updated beach hazards statement in effect until 8 p.m. for Coastal Onslow.

The last time Delaware's ocean beaches were replenished, all at once, was in 2023. Rehoboth, Dewey, Bethany and South Bethany beaches were scheduled for replenishment in the current federal fiscal year (October-September), but funding was not appropriated by Congress, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Ed Voigt said.

The Sand Compatibility and Opportunistic Use Program, known as SCOUP, will allow the county's Department of Beaches and Harbors to bypass lengthy permitting processes for small beach nourishment projects, potentially diverting sand that would otherwise end up in landfills back to the beach.

Ocean City, Maryland, saw strong winds and dangerous rip currents Thursday as Hurricane Erin passed the East Coast offshore.