{"id":2463,"date":"2014-12-09T13:44:36","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T18:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=2463"},"modified":"2014-12-09T13:44:36","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T18:44:36","slug":"sea-wall-holding-back-waves-as-erosion-intensifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2014\/12\/sea-wall-holding-back-waves-as-erosion-intensifies\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea Wall Holding Back Waves As Erosion Intensifies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VXOqVxAE8D0?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The steel sea wall revetment that has yet to be completed was holding back waves from a nor\u2019easter on Tuesday as beach erosion intensified with each pounding wave.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2464\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0241.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2464\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0241-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"A steel sea wall revetment in Brick, N.J. holds back waves from a nor'easter, Dec. 9, 2014. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"618\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0241-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0241-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0241-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A steel sea wall revetment in Brick, N.J. holds back waves from a nor\u2019easter, Dec. 9, 2014. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The National Weather Service was forecasting seas of 10-15 feet offshore during the day Tuesday as a Gale Warning remained in effect. Seas overnight were predicted to run 8-13 feet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2467\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0245.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2467\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0245-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"A steel sea wall revetment in Brick, N.J. holds back waves from a nor'easter, Dec. 9, 2014. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"618\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0245-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0245-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0245-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0245-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A steel sea wall revetment in Brick, N.J. holds back waves from a nor\u2019easter, Dec. 9, 2014. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Waves lapped at the sea wall where it was completed. The wall\u2019s presence painted a clear picture of the eroding power of the ocean, as the wall kept makeshift dunes in place behind it, compared with up to five feet of sand lost in front of it, depending on the location.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2465\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0240.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2465\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0240-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"A steel sea wall revetment in Brick, N.J. holds back waves from a nor'easter, Dec. 9, 2014. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"618\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0240-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0240-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0240-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A steel sea wall revetment in Brick, N.J. holds back waves from a nor\u2019easter, Dec. 9, 2014. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The wall, officials have said, is not designed to be a first line of defense against beach erosion. An engineered dune that will be covered in anchoring vegetation is planned to be built on top of the steel beginning in late March or early April by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The wall, which extends 30 feet underground, would protect the integrity of the barrier island only in the case that the entire protective dune had been eroded away. But with the dune not yet built, the wall was doing its job to protect makeshift dunes built by township contractors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2466\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0239.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2466\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0239-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"A steel sea wall revetment in Brick, N.J. holds back waves from a nor'easter, Dec. 9, 2014. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"618\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0239-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0239-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0239-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A steel sea wall revetment in Brick, N.J. holds back waves from a nor\u2019easter, Dec. 9, 2014. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Seas were predicted to subside by Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2014\/12\/sea-wall-holding-back-waves-as-erosion-intensifies\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The steel sea wall revetment that has yet to be completed was holding back waves from a nor\u2019easter on Tuesday as beach erosion intensified with each pounding wave. The National Weather Service was forecasting seas of 10-15 feet offshore during the day Tuesday as a Gale Warning remained in effect. 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