- September 25, 2020
This was the first time Padre Island National Seashore was closed due to non-storm high water in 2013. High tide this day happened at night. The highest wave swash was up to the edge of the dunes. Notice how there is no dune erosion yet. We were camped at the Big Dune at mile 25 beyond the four-wheel drive only sign. The surf ran up underneath the truck. It’s not like we haven’t parked to close to the surf before and had a rogue wave or two run up under the truck. But before, the beach was 200 feet wide. There used to be three trails down the beach. the one seen here adjacent the dunes, one just above high water mark 150 to 200 feet or more from the dunes, and then one that ran in the middle of the two.