You mean the one that's now under water?? I've been out there. Any other time that jetty is high and dry and is easy to see. There's usually people out there exploring and fishing for rock bass and the like but not on this day!! And how about some of those homes that are yards from the jetty?? I couldn't relax being in a place like that. And if the big one (earthquake) strikes from an out to sea quake that creates a tsunami there'll be a LOT of folks who won't make it out of here. Thousands probably...
All I see is how low and flat that land is. It already takes a breakwater not to,flood. What will happen to these buildings as climate change really sets in?
I don't know about climate change but in a large tsunami created by a large offshore earthquake those buildings and the people in them would probably be...toast. This would be a replay of what happened in Japan in 2011 though there's no way of knowing really how bad it could be. So the golden rule about living in this coastal area is either live on some high ground (like is around the Pacific Beach and Seabrook Washington areas) or put at least a couple/few miles between the beach and where you live...
Ocean Shores is a ticking time bomb in my opinion. I love this place but if a tsunami were to ever hit this coast the town would be gone there is just nothing keeping the ocean away and it's all flat, everywhere
@@swayjaayy5495 Same thing for the Long Beach (Washington) peninsula where (we used to joke that) a 10 foot wave would wash over the entire peninsula, it's so flat. Plus there's only one or two ways in and out of there. And if you're more then 5 minutes away from that exit point you may not make it depending on how close and powerful that earthquake was offshore and how soon and how large those resulting waves that may come ashore. My late grandfather owned a cabin in Oyehut (lot 32 and in fact passed away there in 1964) for many years so we spent a LOT of time there in the 1960's and early 70's. They say ignorance is bliss and maybe so. It was for everyone back then. But today??? No way would I live there no matter how much I like it...
And what about the tsunami danger? This part of the coast will likely subside by more than a meter during a big Cascadia subduction earthquake, and then the tsunami will roll in 15 to 20minutes later. Imagine if that happens at high tide or - even worse - during a king tide or winter storm? I live in western Washington and spend a lot of time on the water and I'm astonished at the stupidity of housing development on beaches, sandspits, and low-lying coastal areas like this. Ocean Shores is built directly on a sandspit created by the Columbia River outflow. It's inherently unstable. If I was an insurance company, I'd never insure these properties - it's a guaranteed loss.
That's me fishing out at the tip ;-)
Great vid. We've stayed at the Point Brown NY complex a few times over the past decade, love it there.
Super good quality
Terrifyingly Beautiful. Almost experienced vertigo. 🥴
is this typical wave level for ocean shores?
No, we had 20 foot seas this day. Typically they vary from a few feet to 15 or so...
Keep it up pardon the pun
Who else has gone fishing at the tip of the jetty? 🙋🏼♀️
You mean the one that's now under water?? I've been out there. Any other time that jetty is high and dry and is easy to see. There's usually people out there exploring and fishing for rock bass and the like but not on this day!! And how about some of those homes that are yards from the jetty?? I couldn't relax being in a place like that. And if the big one (earthquake) strikes from an out to sea quake that creates a tsunami there'll be a LOT of folks who won't make it out of here. Thousands probably...
Amazing
Thanks
Can you walk up to the jetty like in Westport?
Yep
Yeah you can lol might get alittle wet
Why no sounds
All I see is how low and flat that land is. It already takes a breakwater not to,flood. What will happen to these buildings as climate change really sets in?
I don't know about climate change but in a large tsunami created by a large offshore earthquake those buildings and the people in them would probably be...toast. This would be a replay of what happened in Japan in 2011 though there's no way of knowing really how bad it could be. So the golden rule about living in this coastal area is either live on some high ground (like is around the Pacific Beach and Seabrook Washington areas) or put at least a couple/few miles between the beach and where you live...
Ocean Shores is a ticking time bomb in my opinion. I love this place but if a tsunami were to ever hit this coast the town would be gone there is just nothing keeping the ocean away and it's all flat, everywhere
@@swayjaayy5495 Same thing for the Long Beach (Washington) peninsula where (we used to joke that) a 10 foot wave would wash over the entire peninsula, it's so flat. Plus there's only one or two ways in and out of there. And if you're more then 5 minutes away from that exit point you may not make it depending on how close and powerful that earthquake was offshore and how soon and how large those resulting waves that may come ashore. My late grandfather owned a cabin in Oyehut (lot 32 and in fact passed away there in 1964) for many years so we spent a LOT of time there in the 1960's and early 70's. They say ignorance is bliss and maybe so. It was for everyone back then. But today??? No way would I live there no matter how much I like it...
And what about the tsunami danger? This part of the coast will likely subside by more than a meter during a big Cascadia subduction earthquake, and then the tsunami will roll in 15 to 20minutes later. Imagine if that happens at high tide or - even worse - during a king tide or winter storm? I live in western Washington and spend a lot of time on the water and I'm astonished at the stupidity of housing development on beaches, sandspits, and low-lying coastal areas like this. Ocean Shores is built directly on a sandspit created by the Columbia River outflow. It's inherently unstable. If I was an insurance company, I'd never insure these properties - it's a guaranteed loss.