I have been wondering this same thing. Unfortunately the hurricane really removed a large portion of this beach. I read they did truck in a large amount of sand. I searched around but was unable to locate any photographs of the beach after the renovation. Anyone have any reports?
Anyone seen Mismaloya Beach in front of La Jolla RECENTELY?
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playa mismaloya 2005Yeah the beach used to go out WAY farther. In that pic there at the far end where that arch is, is where the beach went to before Kenna. Sadly about 4 restaraunts there were left with no beachfront to work after the storm.
http://i18.tinypic.com/4idkdtx.jpg
The drop-off/erosion event of Mismaloya beach happened in 2001, the storm surge from hurricane Kenna came into the bay 10/25/2002, the events are not related. The hurricane actually hit shore in San Blas.
Here are some pics of what the storm surge looked like from the condo on Playa Los Muertos.http://travel.webshots.com/album/50571660UjpPzc
Here are some pics of what the storm surge looked like from the condo on Playa Los Muertos.
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Teduardo is correct...the \"event\" at Mismaloya involved an underwater canyon they determined. Said it was like pulling the plug on a bathtub.
Kenna had nothing to do with it, Kenna came later and hit land at San Blas, as noted.:)
Kenna had nothing to do with it, Kenna came later and hit land at San Blas, as noted.
Really? Thats very interesting. Does anyone have links to any information regarding this erosion event? I would like to learn more about that. Thanks for correcting me.
Thanks for clearing that up Ted!
I believe the beach disappeared when a sinkhole developed offshore in Mismaloya.
I believe the beach disappeared when a sinkhole developed offshore in Mismaloya.
OK I did some research.
Essentially what happened was the sand accumalated on the edge of an underwater cliff until it reached a critical mass at which point an underwater landslide occurred. This was aggravated by a small hurricane which created a large swell and compounded the problem. The sand will build up again as the river feeds the beach until a point in time where eventually it will theoretically occurr again.
Here is the link.
http://www.cienciasmarinas.com/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/331/283
You will need to register to read it. Its in both English and Spanish and includes illustrations.
Here are some photos:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4292155269&code=2365352&mode=invite
Essentially what happened was the sand accumalated on the edge of an underwater cliff until it reached a critical mass at which point an underwater landslide occurred. This was aggravated by a small hurricane which created a large swell and compounded the problem. The sand will build up again as the river feeds the beach until a point in time where eventually it will theoretically occurr again.
Here is the link.
You will need to register to read it. Its in both English and Spanish and includes illustrations.
Here are some photos:
Erosion events must be more common than most of us know about. The beach outside the condo we stay at had a couple of cement steps from the walkway down to the sand, the storm surge from Kenna lowered the beach by at least 8 feet. But guess what, those two steps turned out to be twelve steps buried by sand and continued all the way down to the new beach level, so obviously it was not the first time it had been that low. When we returned six months later and half the beach was back, a year after the storm it was back to where it had been before the storm.
The hotel recently completed a major beach restoration program that includes the addition of 50 feet of new beach. The additional beach
provides a large and pristine lounging area for guests, as well as an
excellent walking area and view of the sunset