Only somewhat related, I recently was in Malibu and needing to relieve myself my wife and I stopped into an open house for a beachfront home. Nice house, private beach access. Anyway, the agent tells me that just down the road the residents there lost their private beach. Work was done to a harbor a couple miles north and it changed the tidal dynamics and in just a couple of days all the sand was washed away.
I had never heard of that before. Hard to feel too bad about people losing their private beach but interesting nevertheless.
The house had nice facilities, 10/10 would use again.
Side note about Malibu: those beaches aren't private, but homeowners illegally block access. (with cooperation from the sherriff's dept, who know where their bread is buttered)
The agent was clear that the beach wasn't private, but the beach _access_ is on private property. Somebody can walk to it during low tide but the only land-route off the beach during high tide is thru a locked gate on private property.
Was the access on private property? Isn't it true that beach access isn't required by law but beach ownership is guaranteed by law? I don't live there.
Reminds me of magic sands beach in Kona. It looked like an awesome beach in pictures so we went. There was no sand. It was all gone. Had to check 3 or 4 times that we actually had the right beach. Turns out seasonal hydrology removes the sand in the winter, but puts it all back in the summer.
This happens all the time, due to the natural causes. In Hawaii, some beaches are seasonal. It is funny to read the mixed reviews of nearby properties on AirBnb - some people praise the beach, and some people cannot find it.
I had never heard of that before. Hard to feel too bad about people losing their private beach but interesting nevertheless.
The house had nice facilities, 10/10 would use again.