Satellite Beach has closed all of its beach crossovers after heavy erosion and king tides created dangerous drop-offs near the stairs, city officials said.

The closures were put in place Sunday as strong winds, high tides and rough surf continued to batter parts of the Brevard County coastline. Sand and sea foam were blowing across the area as waves crashed hard enough to be heard from nearby parking lots.

“I haven’t seen anything like it in the last year that I’ve lived here,” Satellite Beach resident Jeremiah Clark said.

The erosion has carved steep cliffs into the shoreline in some areas, leaving dunes several feet high and close to apartments, hotels and other infrastructure.

“Further erosion of the dunes, not a good thing,” Clark said. “If there’s no dunes, it’ll probably encroach further inland.”

Longtime Satellite Beach neighbor Seth Novak said storms and rough surf have taken a toll on the area before.

“The homes and businesses along the dune or the coast, they take a beating too,” Novak said. “I’ve seen houses fall into the ocean in Satellite Beach here.”

Not everyone who lives nearby said the conditions were unusual. At one city-operated beach access point, where the crossover was blocked off and closed to the public, some residents said the beach looked typical for a king tide.

“There’s not really a big, steep drop-off that someone’s going to fall or anything,” Satellite Beach neighbor Paul Peck said.

“It’s pretty normal,” Dawn Peck said. “For a king high tide, it’s very average. It’s not even that bad.”

Both Brevard County and Satellite Beach officials are monitoring conditions and urging people to use caution near the shoreline. The city’s beach crossovers will remain closed as officials continue to assess the erosion and safety concerns.