ISLE OF PALMS – Large swells caused by Hurricane Erin and water levels a foot higher than predicted revealed “hotspots” for erosion on the island last weekend, coastal engineers said Aug. 26.

As preparations begin for a large-scale beach renourishment project, Isle of Palms leaders approved temporary fixes to damaged stretches of the north and south ends of the beach. City Council allocated $550,000 for sandbags at highly eroded areas of the beach that were damaged further by Hurricane Erin.

“Overall, we're looking at the seven miles of beach that have held up pretty well, but our hot spots where we have our erosion issues, they got hit pretty hard,” said Steven Traynum, executive director of Coastal Science Engineering.

Near Seascape and Ocean Club in the Wild Dunes resort, where the

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