gullies

Discussion in 'All Discussions' started by frost, Jul 28, 2015.

  1. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    ?
     
    Last edited: Aug 27, 2015
  2. Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2009
    Have they done any replenishment along your beach?
     

  3. Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2009
    I thought this was going to be about seagulls
     
  4. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    no no replenishment
    only thing about seagulls I have to say is teach kooks not to feed them chips and cheese its on the beach
     
  5. Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2009
    I would assume its just from the changing tides and currents.

    Not spray cheese is it? LOL Saw a little girl get attacked on the boardwalk one time, she was about 6 and she was carrying a bucket of fries. I felt bad, but it was pretty funny. One gullie turned into about 30 in about 5 seconds. $12 bucket of fries gone in seconds! LOL
     
  6. Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2009
    I would assume its just from the changing tides and currents.

    Not spray cheese is it? LOL Saw a little girl get attacked on the boardwalk one time, she was about 6 and she was carrying a bucket of fries. I felt bad, but it was pretty funny. One gullie turned into about 30 in about 5 seconds. $12 bucket of fries gone in seconds! LOL
     
  7. aka pumpmaster

    aka pumpmaster Well-Known Member

    Apr 30, 2008
    these gullies suck. they are a major pain in Wildwood (creates a mushy, weak wave). Lets hear some expert opinions on how and why they form.
     
  8. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    I'm no expert, but this is all normal part of the sand moving around. The troughs at my go to fluctuate from being non-existant to waist deep in a matter of a few steps...when they're there, gotta paddle through them to get to the actual sandbar. Frosty, next time a big low comes, peep the way the sand is beforte and after.

    Big storms are like douches, they wash out all the sand that built up end expose the bars.
     
  9. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    These same troughs are what create high tide shorey at certain spots...if the wave size is not big enough for it to break on the outer bar, it'll back off in the trough, and reform on the inside. So when ur boogin frost, sometimes it's good to hang out in there(even though it could be a washing machine)...


    Proper inside shorey at high tide, after backing off and coming through the trough...

    shorey.jpg shorey.jpg
     
    Last edited: Jul 28, 2015
  10. Valhallalla

    Valhallalla Well-Known Member

    Jan 24, 2013
    The contour of beaches and the deposition of sediment (sand) changes constantly in response to wave action and currents. In general, during times of larger waves the sand is removed from the beach itself and deposited offshore and the beach steepens. When the waves are smaller and have less energy, the sand is returned to the beach and the beach flattens out.

    To learn more seek out a copy of "Waves and Beaches" by Willard Bascom (OOP). http://www.amazon.com/Waves-Beaches-Dynamics-Ocean-Surface/dp/0385148445

    While it is an old text, this is a must read for anyone wishing to have an understanding of the dynamics involved with waves and beaches.
     
  11. rcarter

    rcarter Well-Known Member

    Jul 26, 2009
    I think aliens are are doing it.