The Spreckelsville study area extends from Papaʻula Point west to Wawau Point. The shoreline in this area consists of sandy beach broken by exposed basalt boulders and headland structures. The large sandy shoreline dominating the western portion of the study area is known as Spreckelsville Beach. Sections of this beach are known by other names. Exposed headlands at transects 611, 630 and 651 divide the area into three sections for description purposes.
The area as a whole (transects 594 – 672) has experienced moderate to high erosion since 1912 with an average rate of -1.7 ft/yr. The western portion (transects 594 – 611) contains a section of Spreckelsville Beach referred to as Stables Beach. This region has experienced moderate to high erosion over time with an average rate of -1.8 ft/yr. Moving east is a large section of Spreckelsville Beach with an offshore beach rock platform at its center. This section of shoreline (transects 614 – 643) has an average rate of -2.0 ft/yr., and transects 630 – 634 show no visible beach in 2015. Sugar Cove (transects 653 – 665) is the eastern-most sandy beach in this area. It exhibits moderate erosion with an average rate of -1.1 ft/yr from 1912. The beach was lost to erosion by 1988 at transect 662, by 2002 at transects 663 – 665, by 1997 at transect 670, and by 1988 at transect 671.
Last updated: July 2021
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