A new tourist attraction maybe?

Following a recent rockfall at Groyne No 3 the 'Falls of Pagham' have emerged.....


                               

 I will try and get better photographs when tide and sunlight permits....an interesting development!

The first of the Autumn Storms.

Storm Angus hit Pagham Beach overnight...a very rough and very noisy night!

This is the sight which greeted us at first light....

Not a major problem but it indicated how strong the overnight winds had been.

Looking along the beach front it was clear to see that further erosion had occurred and the sand bags were not doing a lot of good! 

Walking towards the original harbour entrance  it was clear to see that the wave action had removed a couple of metres right the  way along from in front of the trackway.

This was taken last week

This was taken this morning!

This one was taken in May this year.....

We wait and in trepidation for Storm Barbara to hit us!

As a matter of interest the next two photos show how the harbour exit at groyne three has narrowed since last year....the main flow now being made through the breech.

The channel at low tide early one morning last week.

 Also last week, a day after the super moon...it was shrouded in cloud on the night!

The Selsey Academy melt down...Sunday  August 21 ....from Pagham Spit.

Coastal surveyors

At low tide two quad bikes with GPS equipment arrived in the 'old' car park early this morning and set off at speed to the beach.

Is this interesting?
Who knows!

Sunset before the storm

Last night as the sun set in the wild eastern sky....

...a strange rainbow appeared over the sea.

...very dramatic.


Its a pity I have not captured the thunder and lightening during the night.

Birds eye view...

Taken by my daughter, Jenny as she was flying over Pagham on Sunday morning....

Showing the new breach at low tide 

A more distant view.

What a difference a few weeks make!

Since my previous blog on April 11 there  has been a dramatic change to the topography of the harbour entrance!

It is quite difficult to show by the photographs below how very different the beach 'feels'...however these images may give an impression of what it looks like at virtually low tide early this morning in brilliant sunshine.....

Basically the overtopping of the spit during Storm Katy has now resulted in a full scale breach and two channels are open at all states of the tide besides the original Groyne 4/3. This has resulted in much less pressure being put on the entrance which has been the subject of concern during the past couple of years. The new 'double' breach has helped the situation but it is not in quite the right place where it is planned to 'cut and block'...nevertheless it is a very interesting development!

The mound of shingle in front of the bungalows adjacent to groyne three remains... 

...to block the view for a number of property owners.

The remains of Groyne 3 continues to blight the view.

Looking west from this point towards Groyne 4 and beyond gives an idea of the change to the flow...in fact this is still water with no flow at all at low tide.

It is not until well past the last bungalow on the beach do you appreciate the full extent of the new breach(s)

Then from the end of the second track-way the second breach comes into view and the flow through this has increased  considerably in the past few days.

This shows the second exit from the harbour which is quite a complex and ever changing scenario.

 Just a little further on, and this photo shows the present end of the Church Norton spit .

So a very changeable and unexpected situation which will be monitored closely and with considerable interest.


Incidentally the bird hide was removed yesterday...it has recently been vandalised and was again being used overnight.

All that remains ...a concrete slab!