How this beautiful beach got destroyed!

How this beautiful beach got destroyed! Few times a year you have a chance to ride this amazing river wave located on the north shore of Oahu at a place called Waimea bay!

[@davidsmith422]

It's done to prevent flooding after major rain events. The beach is not being destroyed.

[@petestronach4949]

mate, it's completely natural it's not done, . . "it happens"

[@kalikeliihoomalu1661]

Source?

[@howzit9397]

Yes!! This been happening for decades!! Everyone looks forward to this while decreasing the water level of the rice which way back then it’s river was open to the ocean but after years the surf closes the river opening and accumulated water from the mountains! This been going on for over 50 years

[@tmayorca8770]

You blind a sunthin

[@willromaine2252]

Huh

[@davewilson3295]

It's a sand bar not a beach and they breach it regularly every year to prevent flooding upstream.

[@cthrough1162]

Guys I think Jamie o Brian pro surfer who lives on Oahu for years knows this. He’s probs just saying it for the short.

[@MovementDrifter]

@@cthrough1162 hahaha thanks for saying this I didn't look at the uploader and thought it was a Karen

[@RecKOner21]

Do you know what a beach is lol its exactly what you just described a large body of water next to a "sand bar" or large body of sand is a beach doesn't need waves or need to be by the ocean. May be done by one place to prevent flooding but it's destroyed and forever changed my beaches here in cali from teens doing this.(and I don't think we get enough rain to even have flooding here?)

[@TheRealWattLife]

No

[@matthewfors114]

@@RecKOner21 lol u are so wrong

[@SaxonLee808]

Used to do this with my friend as a little kid. The lifeguards let us borrow the shovels and everything. Growing up in Hawaii was the shit honestly

[@gabeisanerd808]

Same

[@Icebearded]

you must've hated hawaii so much to call it shit. jk

[@stevejackson9952]

No way it was better than growing up in Northern Maine

[@AnonYmous-hu7jo]

I miss home so much. ESP waimanalo

[@mikehoncho9344]

​@@stevejackson9952 Jackson please, central Wisconsin was the best place grow up

[@boblatkey7160]

Who says the beach is destroyed? That is absolutely ridiculous.

[@sv5610]

Waimea Bay River on Oahu, people have been doing this for years. If it gets really flooded the river waves and current are crazy

[@whosthatguy1]

Both places I’ve been to. This is great for both people and the environment.

[@GiblerHermosa]

Shoot really!!! I never knew that, Waimea is pretty crazy too in general, had the pipeline over here this year!!

[@whosthatguy1]

@@GiblerHermosa depending on the weather it can sweet. I don’t surf or anything. But if you do try to go when the tide is high.

[@srpdesigns]

Thanks for explaining I've always wondered what was happening in these vids

[@jeffstepp-ou8re]

Lol this is waimea bay... didn't recognize it at first...I had so much fun there as a kid.

[@Emp4th]

Hahaha, beach is fine. They do this several times a year.

[@The98racer]

Their joking lol that’s JOB a legendary surfer and river wave creator

[@dont-touch-mepg1392]

Ummm no it's not. That shit don't get replaced.

[@The98racer]

@@dont-touch-mepg1392 yes it does💀 stop assuming their professionals. This is completely fine pal

[@b3755]

@@dont-touch-mepg1392 bruh the high tide washes the sand back up and creates another sand bank

[@promotiveeng]

@@dont-touch-mepg1392 🤣🤣🤦🏻‍♂️ what a muppet..

[@my11badkids78]

Ive seen other videos on this. It happens naturally but for that to occur it floods property inland. So the residents help it by doing this and preemptively stop any flood damage. The beach heals itself and the process continues.

[@TheRealWattLife]

Nothing natural about this

[@my11badkids78]

@wattlife8248 No but the amount of water that needs to accumulate inland would cause significant flooding g and property damage. So yes this isn't natural but would happen with or without human intervention.

[@thatonegirl4676]

​@@TheRealWattLifeWhat they are saying is "if it's allowed to naturally happen, houses and properties will be destroyed".

[@Traydrill46]

@@my11badkids78 they’re gonna make the beaches brown again💀

[@SaberVR979]

it doesn't it erodes more

[@jesusoftheapes]

the beach is completely back to normal within a handful of days. Someone does not know how the ocean works .

[@truthorbounce]

These days we are blessed that some ppl know how 2 + 2 = 4 works.

[@watercarepro9610]

Michigan man charged in Sleeping Bear Dunes river tampering Andrew Howard, 62, of Frankfort is accused of diverting a river in Sleeping Bear Dunes last August

[@gamingwhilebroken2355]

Ya, even if the beach was destroyed they were only expediting a natural phenomenon. Sooner or later, and probably sooner, that water would’ve made its way to the ocean on its own. But when people do they can control when and where it happens and prevent water from building up upstream and causing flooding further inland.

[@SaberVR979]

yea you dont it erodes more

[@SaberVR979]

@@gamingwhilebroken2355 nope it causes more of a issue when people PLAY GOD

[@TheRoche22]

This was the way to DRAIN THE RIVER from being destructive…. the BEACH IS NOT BEING DESTROYED. Thank you. 🏝🏖🏄‍♀️🏄‍♂️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♂️🌊🌊

[@austonsmith536]

beach no go bye-bye?

[@mech0p]

looks pretty destroyed. Thats a TON of sand to haul in and fix that,

[@TheRoche22]

@@mech0p Nope…. it happens every year or 2.. its just a “natural happenstance bro.”. 🚀🏄‍♀️🏄‍♂️

[@DeltaElites]

@@mech0p ..the waves create dunes that block the water flowing down from the canyon. They do this a few times a year to prevent flooding...;) This is "fixing" it.

[@Pyro_Auro]

@@mech0ptheres no “fixing” it lmao. This is a sandbar, and if it didnt breach the river would flood multiple towns. It shrinks over time and eventually must be rebreached, but ive never seen this current from river to ocean not be here before

[@Red_F1ag_Br0]

After putting the title on the video, the publisher glued their head to a painting. 😂

[@learnbritishenglish9516]

😂

[@ValacircaTN]

This comment win

[@mspann8255]

❤

[@mfcobb1]

The publisher lives on spaghetti O's and Hot Pockets!!! 😅

[@eranwilliams4098]

Or, they raked in cash because by putting a contriversial title they got massive engagement that you helped with by commenting.

[@DARTHTAKRA]

Love the fact that you just need to get it started and it'll do the main work for you

[@theguy9234]

I used drive by there every week. People dig it out AND the river does it naturally all the time.

[@bodylanguageconsultant]

Was just at Waimea yesterday... beach was still there.

[@eveosiris3039]

I lived north shore few years before getting priced out one too many times. in Aiea stuck at home with sick keiki... watching random videos from all over the world realized I miss living up there. hope I figure out how to get home soon.

[@theendoftimesgodhelpusall9570]

I live in Hawaii and we have a major problem with erosion and beaches on North shore .

[@Cloudyb01]

nah fam, breaking news, waimea bay no longer exists. Neither does oahu

[@eveosiris3039]

@@Cloudyb01 lmao. Must be true cause it's on YT. Like your ribbon lei tutorial!

[@coywolfproductions7056]

I lived in the military housing crater in Honolulu for three years a few seconds of video here and I instantly recognized waimea Sometimes I really miss Hawaii

[@Katie_The_Magazine]

"this beautiful beach is destroyed" The beach: looking even better then it already did

[@chrisgiller8793]

River breaches are part of the world water cycle. It would have happened naturally anyway. Zero harm was done here.

[@ianalderson5133]

A few hundred fish would have died. Most adapt. Like you said it would have happened anyway

[@user-dd4ir7lj1r]

@@ianalderson5133 died fish who not redbooks

[@chrismondrick5422]

Why do so many people who upload videos know nothing of what they say.

[@ak-burn1]

They do know what’s happening. Vid titles are made up to generate interest and views. The worst ones are the game streamers who hold full scripted convos with other “random” gamers

[@trainsplanesandautomobiles2547]

That’s literally the entire internet bud

[@austinboston609]

It’s rage bait.

[@tylergagnon4850]

imagine walking down the beach then finding a river in your way that wasnt there before getting back along the same beach

[@tHeBh0Le]

It takes hours most of the time.

[@FaithwalkerTodd]

We tried to do this for midnight Pass back in the 80s. The pass got closed by the actions of some rich homeowners. Apparently, their properties built right on the edge of the pass was more important than having a functioning pass. Amazing.

[@nostradamus7648]

Solution,...get rich. 😂

[@dirksnolan]

Lol rivers move, sand moves. My home beach never looks the same week to week. Love watching the groms dig out and make it happen!

[@ajediheisnot]

Beach is there. Just one small channel of water flowing out. What's the effin Drama for 😂

[@ztoob8898]

Views, obv.

[@mattd5681]

Democrats.

[@adambent9574]

@@mattd5681 dens are whining about this the same way they whine about the trans community having rights, and also how they are still scared of gays getting married and minorities having their history taught in schools. I tell you, these dems are going to have alot to be embarrassed about when history reflects the fact that they acted like bigots. Thank god these dems are finally turning on bud light with their huge and impactful boycott

[@iDropPhats]

This is needed to sustain the ecosystem upstream. Large pools and lakes near the ocean cause flooding up the rivers and streams, so this process is almost like a pressure release for a dam. It keeps everything in check. The beach will be back to normal in a few days or a week. Once the water drains, the sand will reform into a beach line and the process will repeat every year.

[@cameroonkendrick6312]

Listen up twitter users, this is done to prevent flooding. The sandbar comes back at high tide. If it didn’t, there wouldn’t be a beach there would be an estuary.

[@KCCCSwimming]

I have loved in Honolulu for 40 years. This is not beach destruction. It’s a natural occurrence. I am also a civil engineer and an expert in river engineering

[@concretebaron5759]

i to am an expert in engineering

[@danielwilkinson1024]

I had a poptart this morning. Does that qualify me?

[@concretebaron5759]

@@danielwilkinson1024 yes. welcome fellow engineer

[@danielwilkinson1024]

@@concretebaron5759 "yes. welcome fellow engineer" You don't know how much this means to me, lol *sniff, wiping tear*

[@concretebaron5759]

@@danielwilkinson1024 We need more men like you in this world.

[@EricInArizona]

Jamie you're always diggin out Waimea or riding it...

[@demonshaz]

A river going through the beach! That's fkn awesome

[@Dima-Dimalicious]

Gotta love when the person making the video knows nothing about what is going on.😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Cliffworks]

They know, it's purely to make us engage so they can beat the algo

[@rippydippy_fpv7304]

Gotta love when the peeps don't know who the creator is and where he lives or what he does for a living😂😂😂😂 OR that the creator can be seen surfing the destruction 😂😂😂😂😂

[@KkevrockK]

Slactivists need to whine about something..it’s not like they ever have a clue what’s really going on ever..

[@armandomejiatakara818]

Enjoyed all da local's comments. Listen to them. I've lived here since 1991 and am STILL learning every day

[@kaipoijamile1157]

Waimea bay... ay that water got Lepto in there. Hope you no get kakio from that.

[@mattd5681]

You wearing a mask outside? lol

[@chrisgarbett7309]

Read the comments done to prevent flooding upstream.

[@jayirvin3629]

I do the exact same thing with my mashed potatoes and gravy...

[@jedfra9172]

Underrated comment of the whole thread.

[@aryangaming4147]

Him - now this beautiful beach is destroyed Me- this now a more beautiful beach than before Who agree 👇

[@jamesadams4420]

WOW. Learn something new everyday. I had no idea that could happen.

[@robertp.3293]

And then, by the next high tide... it healed itself 🙏

[@stevebroad8804]

Nobody started the music. 🤙🤙

[@OvelNick]

I promise you... The dude posting this knows EXACTLY what's going on. He also knows the way to drive traffic to his channel is via engagement. People LOVE to comment about how much they know...even more so when they think they can look superior by "correcting" someone. Time to take the L and subscribe...he's the owner of this W.

[@papaj2605]

The residents of Carmel-By -The -Sea in Monterey, CA used to dig from the beach to the Carmel River to encourage salmon spawning.

[@kawmort]

This poster obviously is not from Oahu! LOL

[@J.Stank9]

jamie got a house right in front of pipeline big dog

[@robluxipiech4033]

The dunes in most places are typically heavily monitored and engineered to the best of our ability to tame nature, to prevent water erosion from destroying an entire beach. This sublet is literally in place to gather and be released instead of constantly adding driftto the dune. Forgive me I forget the name for the math involved something to do with plants being strategically placed to grow these alcoves and prevent the over angling of a beach or it's erosion.

[@-rocky-5110]

This is not destroying the beach. Its opening the waterway for an existing creek/river to prevent flooding & allow fish like salmon and steelhead to migrate upstream to spawn in fresh water. These people just enjoying the process hopefully they will be safe about it as they enjoy the day and not leave a garbage mess behind when they are finished.

[@SlayAllDay365]

You know your chill beach day is ruined when these guys show up.

[@Castro-sl5qw]

Theyre too scared to go out and catch some REAL WAVES.

[@JRastafari007]

tooootally bro

[@termitis2]

People just have to judge shit they know absolutely nothing about.

[@charleswhisler493]

fr

[@StixFerryMan]

Say "now this beach is destroyed" as if a controlled breach is worse then an unexpected one that catches ppl unaware and that could cause hurt or worse. Plus, nature has been destroying( and creating) beaches for millions of years, so there is that.

[@JoshuaPulawa-fh4vp]

Ahupua'a

[@andrewferguson8032]

Long live the destroyers!

[@user-yi6mq7cv6i]

Bro didn’t change history He changed geography (skull emoji) (He changed Google Map by just destroying the beach)

[@operationexploration9831]

This is temporarily destroying the beach, but it actually keeps the beach there longer in the long run. Plus it’s just flat out fun to surf and or boogie board.

[@bloloo69]

imagine being like 80 going on a nice walk on the beach and on ur way back to your car you see this

[@McLovinMcFlurry]

You ain't learned how to swim by 80 at this point it's about time you learn, know what I'm sayin?

[@GTMemes]

OK Karen It will be a beach again tomorrow morning relax

[@hablueblue7413]

Imaging just falling asleep on the beach just to wake up to another ocean next to you.

[@Iamtahir021]

It's like the subway of the river Where it connects to other 😢

[@adamrasmussen9939]

idk, still looks pretty nice to me.

[@dustinhenderson8324]

Why would you do this. Is it, just for fun or is there a responsible reason for diverting an entire river system in to the ocean.

[@jamesg9617]

It’s done to prevent flooding. When the rivers are overflowing they usually drain them into the ocean and the surfers use it for enjoyment as well.

[@elitehacker1416]

There an actual reason behind it. And doesn't destroy beaches it actually does the opposite. It prevents destruction. Places where this is done is done on a regular basis. So tell me if the beach was destroyed how does the sand return? We use to do this in Maryland in calvary County where I used to live. There are houses that live one these lakes so when it floods either the houses are destroyed or the entire beach get washed away so to prevent either of these thing happening you drain the lake via a little trench in the sand. In doing so is lowers the water level and only washes a section of the beach away instead of the whole beach. The the next storm thatvrollsvthruborvwhenn the tide is strong the sand that was washed away get pushed back to the beach thus repeating the process over again. And who says u can have a Lil fun in the process. I've seen lots of communities try putting concrete sewer tunnels from the lake to the ocean but that never works because it get filled and clogged up with sand and it's alot more expensive and time consuming to clean out a tunnel every time it rains than it is to just make a trench with a 5 dollar shovel. Doing this stops land erosion, house flooding, washing out entire beaches and in some cases damaging reefs

[@petestronach4949]

dude, ffs it's natural it happens to many many rivers repeatedly

[@dustinhenderson8324]

@@petestronach4949 dude ffs, all I did was ask a simple question in a very reasonable way. So I could learn. Ffs, I literally ask if it was done for fun or for a reasonable reason. Tell me whats wrong with the tone or syntax of my question.

[@petestronach4949]

@@dustinhenderson8324 ok, fair call, no badness meant i was probably stressed out and cranky peace ✌️ most likely my bad

[@MmmmmmmmTaters]

Actually everyone is wrong this happens after a major storm it’s called a River Break . It’s happens when a storm and high tide come in and blocks off the area with a ton of sand creating a damn . Usually locals will did a trench to the ocean when the water gets to high inland . Which they gets some sweet waves

[@mamacitadelosperros533]

Anyone who has been there knows this has been going on for years. The water has to be drained to make room for the rainwater that comes from up mauka. Jamie and his crew have been surfing this river break for years.

[@gilligan369]

All the kooks explaining it to Jaime 😂

[@anitaleung1394]

Yall just haters easy fix

[@richardhale1866]

Haters gotta hate...

[@JimmyLucas-ev1hp]

One day that will be a prime fishing location

[@dylanjames9671]

Bro made Christopher Columbus confused

[@sabbie7]

These humans clearly are not concerned about climate change

[@telx2010]

Perhaps they've stopped listening to the highly paid government science puppets.

[@Butcho22]

Wtf does this have up do with climate change lol And yeah the climate changes, but they're significantly exaggerating humanity's impact on the climate in order to usher in a form of global communism.

[@EdPfeil]

Sarcasm? I hope so.

[@christophermclaughlin8920]

Has nothing to do w this situation 😅

[@sabbie7]

@@EdPfeil yessir

[@andrewmetzger1862]

All Haole's NO Hawaiians or Kamaainas.

[@aarondostie7366]

Looks like a blast let them have fun plus their helping out as well

[@devinsharp579]

Someone just recently did this to the platte river in michigan, and the person responsible is facing federal charges😮

[@kevinmichael9888]

Karen, I thought we asked you to stop

[@livelaughlovelife1830]

Never a good idea to do

[@brentsoriano8502]

sand grows back like plants. its good. not destroyed.

[@jedfra9172]

"sand grows back like plants" WTF kind of school did you go to?

[@GP10_Edits]

Times when plans didn't go as planned

[@wavydavy9816]

Shock and outrage as water flows into the ocean! 😲

[@SirDinamus]

They created a home made Flow Rider which is pretty badass but the locals who use that beach are definitely gonna be super pissed and I don't blame em If it was my beach and I showed up to that I would be livid and looking for asses to beat 💯

[@Criptider]

For anyone wondering, the river would have naturally crashed down so this isn’t illegal as they are only speeding up the process

[@codysmith605]

some people are so stupid they see someone else having fun and it hurts them emotionally

[@rauliiitzio1573]

Destroyed? Literally coolest beach ever.

[@anthonyjones9256]

Those subtitles were placed to perfection👍🏼

[@BadaBing215]

It also prevents stagnant water from creating a bunch of deadly bacteria

[@kanealanelson7512]

Waimea Beach was greatly changed about 100 years ago when businessmen took the sand from this beach and transported it to Leeward O’ahu to create the man-made Waikiki Beach.

[@tylerbrunick]

All the fresh water fish like: dam, dam, dam!

[@gmooney77]

If 5 guys with a shovel can "ruin the beach" this has been done for thousands of years.

[@Johngoodman454]

Humams thats how everything we touch we destroy 😢

[@tribeoflife1046]

Aaaah!!! is this where short wave radio started 😊

[@viju09]

Rivers drain into ocean . It's natural. Chill !

[@Sigma43489]

After a few storms the sad goes back into its place and the have to do this every year to prevent floods

[@mainemermaid6596]

CHANGE THE TITLE!!! It's flood water. They have to do this, and it doesn't hurt the beach.

[@krishagarwal3191]

After seeing the first guy … i was like :uh oh redbull !?

[@Pawcio2115]

I love this song, it's so calming.

[@bekizeki]

Naaaah the beach is fine it looks even better and more beautiful 🤩. Looks like a flowing natural river is flowing into “The beautiful 😍 beach” 🏝️

[@TheRealWattLife]

Humans destroy everything they touch smh

[@davidsammut335]

Nature has its own way ,I don't see any threats to anything at all

[@ABC-sc2ip]

The beach may be fine but that sudden influx of fresh water into salt water can seriously unbalance the habit for aquatic life.

[@Comet_IsAfurry]

Bro that made it look better.. imagine the photos there, also if they build a bridge on top 😍

[@mitchellminer9597]

It's a perfectly natural occurrence. All they did was make it happen sooner and prevent some property damage. It's where a little river is trying to flow into the sea, but the waves pile up sand in the mouth of the river, blocking it. The river water backs up in a pool, flooding the property around, until it goes over the sand. Once water starts to flow, it erodes the sand away, and the pool empties. When the flow stops, the waves put the sand back, and the water in the river floods again. It happens all by itself. All the people did was start the water flowing sooner than it would have done by itself. They didn't destroy a beach, they didn't waste water, they didn't cause a flood. They actually prevented flood damage where the river backs up.

[@deena8929]

Humans are how this beach got destroyed

[@brnt1035]

How this beach got destroyed is a statement. It's not a question.

[@Jamie-cz2xu]

It comes back by itself. The waves crashing on the beach deposit sand and it builds another estuary

[@randy6334]

Maybe installing a buried culvert could drain the pond when needed and everybody would be happy.

[@tollbootheddie]

How EXACTLY was this beach "destroyed"?

[@chanceadams8039]

They do this in santa monica it happens naturally but digging it out speeds the process up

[@KorawichKavee]

Civil engineer here. (Though not minor in water engineering) The caption doesn't make sense. The sand bar is the beach what??? and to truly destroy a beach it would need something hard to accumulate the energy from water to ruin the soil setup. That's not this video. This video even dispersed the energy of water. Probably to reduce severity of flooding. Dispersed water head will eventually deposit more particles too.

[@tomlovefranklin4604]

That poor beach will never recover from it's deep wounds

[@bradleyblake7588]

This is done every year, and it recovers every year, lol. Don't believe everything you see on here. A lot of videos are very misleading. This is one of those videos.

[@danielhowell1640]

I was just there, don't worry, it's all good, the coast is still there.

[@basquechutaz1979]

When this world starts drying up because of lack of rain and/or contaminated fresh and salt water we're going to regret these moments.