Brevard County coastline battered by strong winds, high tides and dangerous surf

Satellite Beach has closed all of its beach crossovers after heavy erosion and king tides created dangerous drop-offs near the stairs, city officials said. The closures were put in place Sunday as strong winds, high tides and rough surf continued to batter parts of the Brevard County coastline. Sand and sea foam were blowing across the area as waves crashed hard enough to be heard from nearby parking lots. “I haven’t seen anything like it in the last year that I’ve lived here,” Satellite Beach resident Jeremiah Clark said.The erosion has carved steep cliffs into the shoreline in some areas, leaving dunes several feet high and close to apartments, hotels and other infrastructure. “Further erosion of the dunes, not a good thing,” Clark said. “If there’s no dunes, it’ll probably encroach further inland.”Longtime Satellite Beach neighbor Seth Novak said storms and rough surf have taken a toll on the area before.“The homes and businesses along the dune or the coast, they take a beating too,