2007 Beach - News - 17th January

Recycling has been continuing moving shingle from Cooden to Normans Bay East and is likely to continue until tomorrow. Thereafter the plant will head west and return to Sovereign Harbour, with beach being taken from 'The Sandcastle'

However, the weather forecast for tomorrow morning’s high tide is not good, particularly for wind and waves. Having said that, there is nothing at the moment to suggest it will be quite as bad as the Sunday 3rd December storm when the frontage survived without there being any overtopping.

It is likely that the Environment Agency will issue a Flood watch for tomorrow’s 10:25 high water.

The December 3rd storm of course resulted in damage to ‘White Horses’ and significant erosion and loss of beach from Sovereign Harbour, so our plans for recycling may well change depending on how the beach reacts. I suspect that recycling will be centred on ‘White Horses’ and Sovereign Harbour for several days, and may have to revert to Beachlands and Normans Bay later next week.

Longer range forecasts show continuing gales into the weekend, though with nothing like tomorrow’s weather to come. By Monday winds should fall away and turn to the north. Kent and perhaps Sussex could be getting some wintery showers during next week.

I think some cold, clear sunny days would be quite welcome!

Best wishes

Ian

Ian Thomas
Project Manager
Pevensey Coastal Defence Ltd
Environment Agency Depot
Coast Road
Pevensey Bay
East Sussex BN24 6ND

Tel: 01323 761202
Fax: 01323 764368
Mob: 07884 234298
email: pcdl@pevensey-bay.co.uk

Updated: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 18:26