{"id":24258,"date":"2024-08-06T03:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=24258"},"modified":"2024-08-06T03:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T07:00:25","slug":"dredger-arrives-as-sandbar-forms-in-middle-of-manasquan-inlet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2024\/08\/dredger-arrives-as-sandbar-forms-in-middle-of-manasquan-inlet\/","title":{"rendered":"Dredger Arrives As Sandbar Forms in Middle of Manasquan Inlet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A screenshot captured from the Instagram page ‘Shore Boats,’ which has been following shoaling at Manasquan Inlet. (Video Below)<\/p><\/div>\n

Beach chairs, kids playing ball, and dozens of people fishing. It sounds like a perfectly normal day at the beach \u2013 except this beach is in the middle of one of New Jersey’s busiest waterways.<\/p>\n

Over the past week, the prevailing winds that have plagued the Shore area with chilly water temperatures all summer long have led to serious consequences at Manasquan Inlet. The south jetty of the inlet, on the Point Pleasant Beach side, has long been prone to shoaling and has become more pronounced in recent years since beach replenishment projects have been completed up and down the coast. But while the shoaling is often considered a temporary nuisance, the latest instance has turned about a third of the inlet into a beach, complete with breaking waves and enough room for visitors to set up chairs and use the area for recreation.<\/p>\n

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