Beach when even at low tide, the water was high

We had an interesting day at the Beach one day in October.  When we got to our normal spot there was no beach to be found - all under water so we drove further to the National Seashore to go to the other side of the island.  We watched the surf sailors while we ate our lunch and then drove back over to the Ranger center etc where I go to see the turtles hatch.  You can park in their lot and carry chairs to the beach and it is a lot wider there so we hoped that it was open since at the gate going into the park they told us that the beach there was closed to driving as well.  Well there was beach right at the wide part right in front of the pavilion but most of the rest of it was gone... Again this was low tide, the tide was still coming in.  We stayed there the rest of the day and backed up until we were almost on the path up to the pavilion.

Nice and dry and we are beside the table

Waves were the biggest we have ever seen there.

Water coming in little by little

You can almost see the power of the current coming in

We had moved back and put our stuff on the tables.  Jim thought that he was safe back there but shortly after this picture one big wave came in and went right over his chair and drenched him and his book.  At least it was a real book not an ereader

And now no more beach