No Beach Behind Morey's Surfside Pier? - North Wildwood Beach Erosion 2024

There have been a ton of questions sent our way about what the beach in North Wildwood looks like.
Most of those questions are regarding our drone beach video we did a few weeks back. In that video, we flew the entire length of the North Wildwood Beach to show you what it looked like with the beach erosion.
Many had questions about the water behind Morey's Surfside Pier. It is this section of the beach which has been the main issue of doing any kind of beach replenishment.
The Wildwood Video Archive stopped by to film what the conditions were like so that visitors know for the summer season.
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[@rksnj6797]

Thank you for letting people know how much of a problem releasing balloons poses to fish and other aquatic wildlife. Keep spreading the message!

[@jerseyjoyride1316]

Were they actually helium balloons? They might have just been tied to something and got blown away. Maybe we should start with not using them on party boats.

[@user-tn6ih9hi5x]

I miss Wildwood. I haven't been in over 20 years. I always remembered how nice the beach was and there was plenty of it. It is sad to see it is disappearing.

[@stephennewton2223]

The North Wildwood beach has taken serious damage. The beaches of Wildwood and the Crest are in good condition.

[@tomresch6665]

When I was a kid in the 60’s all the piers were in water at high tide

[@flyacow]

I remember back in the eighties, we used to always hang out under the boardwalk.

[@LauraWence]

Been going to Wildwood for over 55 years thanks to my Mom and Dad who.are now 88 and 87 years old. Our family vacation week in Ww started with our family of six and now our family of 24. Not to.mention going down to Ww on many weekends every summer and day trips during the entire summer. Cherished memories we all have forever!!! Love those Wildwood days!!! Thanks Mommy and Daddy!!! We love you so much!!! You're the best!!!

[@chiarac3833]

I remember I was there when one of the old water slides broke and people fell onto the beach. This was at the end of the pier and there was still a good bit of beach there... sorry to see this. Thanks for the balloon announcement. Most folks don't think about where the balloons go.

[@lookforthegood1]

I'm one of those people that can't wait for nature to just take over. Everyones trying to fight it like they can stop it, it won't stop.

[@flyacow]

I remember at low tide. It was literally a quarter mile from the boardwalk to the water.

[@dianebuckler1649]

Thanks for the update Joey! I remember when Hunts Pier was over the ocean

[@neilonicko1]

I miss the old days of Wildwood NJ as a kid..

[@johnclifton8074]

I remember in the early 60's when I was a child the water at high tide was actually under the hunts pier and in some places under the boardwalk itself ! When I used to go there as a teen back in the 70's the beach stretched a long ways out and you'd burn your feet walking from the boardwalk to the water. Things just change over the years . What's the old saying: " Time and tide waiteth for no man" !

[@philliesbabe0503]

I was a pre teen in tbe 70's and remember the tide coming up to Hunt's & Sportland pier....then as time passed the long stretches to get from the boardwalk to the water's edge.... What goes around...co.es back around. Thinking about this reminded me of memories of the diving shows at Sportland Pier...the Hell Hole & the Jumbo Jet. I miss those days...

[@johnchambers8528]

I agree that is just Mother Nature doing her thing. In the 1960’s and 70’s the beach at Wildwood Crest was really long to get to the water. However if you went to the north end of Wildwood many times at high tied the water would come under the piers and boardwalk. So is this climate change or just natural cycles in weather patterns that have been going on for years?

[@bobwst]

Thanks for the update Joey. Would love to see a video of the beach erosion between third and 16th St.

[@WildwoodVideoArchive]

That video coming next week

[@RobertHasty]

Contrary to popular belief, sea walls actually create and speed up erosion. If you look at your drone videos you'll notice the beaches without sea walls have more sand on them. The awnser is using a dredge to pump sand onto the beach with a higher elevation and rows of higher dunes for protection and something for the ocean to chew on and pull back out little by little. Trucking in sand is a complete waste of money because it doesn't compact like dredged wet sand.

[@eddiegoodman9267]

Thanks for the update and views 🇺🇲🇺🇦

[@deborahordynowicz2077]

Another good update thanks Joey

[@Cheryl-em1ed]

Joey your the BEST🎉 love love all your videos!!!

[@WildwoodVideoArchive]

Thank you so so much

[@kimgulottarappo6518]

I was just there on Easter I’ll be back down soon

[@janine5757]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@arleenmorlino4019]

You can’t stop mother nature or the natural landscape…

[@billdaddario8800]

Good video Joey. As far as the piers go.......the owners kept adding on to them because they could. Now you can't get past them. Can't ship the sand to North Wildwood now.

[@tomresch6665]

They were all in the water when I was. Kid! Sand came and sand went. Its always going to change

[@warningsigns4526]

Will you board the Yellow Submarine, Hippo with friends? Beatles sang that song -

[@raulcedillos7083]

from connecticut

[@WIZ-IN-PA]

I was the 500th thumbs up!

[@christophermirkovich7290]

😢

[@capri650]

Sorry to tell you but in the 70's the water was up under the piers probably 50 feet during low tide

[@arleenmorlino4019]

No necking under the boardwalk anymore 🤣

[@WildwoodVideoArchive]

Hahahaha

[@davidhibbs6989]

I thought wildwood use to gain sand instead of the loss of sand.

[@WildwoodVideoArchive]

North Wildwood looses sand and wildwood and Crest gain it

[@tommybouyant2073]

Nww would gain from AC. The water level is coming back where it was 100 years ago. Check out old pics of starlight pier

[@chiarac3833]

NJ has a push point at LBI and gathering points at Sandy Hook and Wildwood. Learned this back in oceanography class.

[@warningsigns4526]

remedy h, Big Levi, Big Judah - Outta Time - Time is up!! Can't fool Mother Nature

[@samanthab1923]

No beach replenishment this year? I feel like the entire NJ coastline is at it, year after year.

[@wendyvelez2969]

are you going to dispose of the balloons?

[@44bthknuckles]

sounds like pier might be expanding a bit towards the right.

[@WildwoodVideoArchive]

No plans of that yet

[@44bthknuckles]

no more go cart tracks in wildwood?

[@christinenapoli5106]

Let’s hope for a miracle help. Pretty lame if it gets ignored. Thanks for your caring videos.

[@Yerrrpppy]

OC is my families vacay spot/ house. My x of 10 years & her family come to WW. I am Currently Down here enduring her manic bi polar episode. Having worked on the OC boardwalk in my 20s,…. I figured I would look for a job. I got hired on the spot with the tramcar. I spoke with a few returning employees… are you able to tell me why the turnover of employees is so great within this job.?? The manager says you hang out on the boardwalk and not run over pedestrians lol. I am 37 & excited.

[@Benthetrainkid]

The city needs to get off their lazy asses and replenish the eroded beach sand ASAP

[@JohnThomas-lq5qp]

Appears the state & federal government are dragging their feet. Thought I read some where that they ( Feds ) will not be able to pump much needed sand until next year. North Wildwood spent a lot of their own money to transport sand and got into hot water after they installed some needed bulkheads.

[@WildwoodVideoArchive]

Hey. It has nothing to do with the city. This explains it wildwoodvideoarchive.com/wildwoods-dune-project-update-2024/

[@chee6060]

I do not see a problem. It is not erosion, but Nature taking it's course. I remember fishing all the way in the back of Mariner's pier way back in the 60's. It eventually disappeared as the beach became larger. If you want to live & build near the water expect this. Apparently\, People think this is being caused by climate change, but that's bull crap. I also remember the ocean waves coming over into the street in North Wildwood & fishing standing on the pavement against the bulkhead when the small jetty on the corner, at the end of the avenue was almost under water at high tide.. Then you have the so called army engineers who do nothing but ruin nature by themselves. Nature eventually gets them back , as it has in North Wildwood., but people looking to make the God Almighty dollar will never learn. The old saying, " What Goes Around Comes Around " is perfect for here. Screw with mother Nature & She will get You back. Politicians & Money Hungry Builders will never learn. Wildwood use to be a great seaside vacation resort. Now it's just a Condo crap hole. Give me Cape May anytime.

[@arleenmorlino4019]

They shouldn’t release anything into the ocean…period!!!!

[@WildwoodVideoArchive]

I agree with you. Ballon releases shouldn’t be a thing

[@alanorach9108]

It's crazy bad.......I would NEVER RENT ANYTHING IN NORTH WW......THERE'S NO BEACH LEFT!!!.........and I see alll kinds of people asking about rentals in NWW...LOL!!!! NOT ME......I'LL BE down on Wildwood AVE....next to boardwalk...........GOOD LUCK TO ALL NORTH WW RENTERS.....LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheWildwoodPicker]

I can't help but think should I Sell, Sell, Sell, and get the heck out of North Wildwood now while the getting is good when I see these videos!!! That is horrible what is happening to our beaches here. and look at that Bulkhead there, it's all rusting out and will be needing to be fixed very soon. Why are the Wildwoods getting neglected so badly? If we were in Florida do you think Ron DeSantis would allow stuff like this to be neglected so poorly? Our Governer needs to pull his head out of his ass and help out the Wildwoods. I strongly think he needs to be Voted out of Office in favor of a Republican who will actually give a crap about NJ and the NJ Beaches/Resort Areas. I'm sorry, but I can't stand to see the Wildwoods going downhill like they area. This is not the Wildwoods that I remember growing up as a kid! Far from it!

[@buzzin9486]

Very well said my friend

[@mashokaise6881]

I am in Taiwan now, but I spent years in North Wildwood. Put the NJ government against the wall for this destruction. They need to take full responsibility.

[@piggsinablankie]

The NJ 2023 budget included a record setting $50 million for the Shore Protection Fund. $200 million more is projected in the next 2 years. He seems to be aware. Ice caps and glaciers melting is a bi*ch

[@chiarac3833]

Florida has their own issues with beaches and to my knowledge, not a damned thing being done about it.

[@n40tom]

I learned nothing from this very disappointed

[@warningsigns4526]

1:20 blue/white color of Israel -, Khazarian Mafia Criminal banking cartel or the Israel flag ?

[@WildwoodVideoArchive]

Or just a birthday party

[@philliesbabe0503]

🤣🤣🤣🤣