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Brick Beaches Suffer Damage, But Dunes Still Intact

Brick Township beaches suffered damage and erosion like most fellow Jersey Shore oceanfront communities, but a look at the township’s two primary public beaches showed it was not nearly as bad as elsewhere.

Brick Beach III following the Feb. 2021 nor'easter. (Photo: Daniel Nee)

Brick Beach III following the Feb. 2021 nor’easter. (Photo: Daniel Nee)

Brick Beach III following the Feb. 2021 nor'easter. (Photo: Daniel Nee)

Brick Beach III following the Feb. 2021 nor’easter. (Photo: Daniel Nee)



Brick’s beach entrances were intact, as was its dune line, but a wave of sand blown in from the strong northeast winds of the storm did nearly bury the railings of entranceways. Dunes did not have the cliff-like enscarpments that have been found in communities such as Ortley Beach or Bay Head, however dune grass was flooded by seawater and some is covered in sand.



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Brick Beach III following the Feb. 2021 nor'easter. (Photo: Daniel Nee)

Brick Beach III following the Feb. 2021 nor’easter. (Photo: Daniel Nee)

Brick Beach entrance sign, Feb. 2021. (Photo: Daniel Nee)

Brick Beach entrance sign, Feb. 2021. (Photo: Daniel Nee)

The good news, forecasters say, is that a storm powering through the Shore area Sunday will come and go fast, with the system moving quickly northward at about 40 m.p.h.