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What season has more sand on the beach?

Seasonal Change High-energy winter storm waves pull sand offshore, creating more narrow, cobbled beaches. Lower, gentle summer waves carry sand onshore, widening beaches.



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Gentler summer waves deposit sand from offshore bars onto the beach, ultimately widening it and increasing its elevation. Conversely, stronger winter waves with more energy, pick up those particles deposited in the summer, and carry them back offshore in bars, thus narrowing the beach.

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The Fresh Air and Warm Sunshine are Good for Your Health Spending the afternoon outside on a winter beach vacation gives you more vitamin D, and salt water also has surprising health benefits with its natural antibacterial and antifungal properties. There are also mental beach benefits for your health.

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A trip to the beach in winter is the purest form of escape. There is no worry about the weather. A summer beach vacation can be knocked off course by a few days of rain, but not a winter trip. There are no activities on the daily calendar, because not much is open and there is no hurry to grab a good spot on the beach.

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Most beachgoers only visit the beach in the summer when the conditions are great for tanning and swimming – mild wind, warm water, high temperatures, and strong sun!

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