Newport Beach Chief Lifeguard Brian O’Rourke analyzed ... Also challenging? The rock groin jetties in West Newport that stick out like fingers in the sea. “The swells push in there and hit ...

Speakers at Wednesday’s meeting included members of the group Save Oceanside Sand, who continued to advocate for groins. They cited the example of Newport Beach, where a field of eight groins ...

Their research also validates the importance of sand retention structures in Newport Beach – groin jetties built in the 1960s to trap sand – and the city’s regular, ongoing efforts to ...