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By Jupiter Tide Staff
Update, Nov. 10: The Town of Jupiter has now cancelled all Civic Center reservations through February. In a notice updated Tuesday afternoon, the town said recent storms, high tides and bigger waves have caused serious beach erosion and damaged the building's access walkway and stairs, so people can't safely get to the facility. The town has not set a reopening date. The Civic Center was already scheduled to close Feb. 15 through July 31, 2027, for deck, flooring and bathroom upgrades. Anyone with a reservation should contact Jupiter Parks & Recreation.
JUPITER — The Jupiter Civic Center, the Town-run event hall on the beach at Carlin Park, is closed until further notice after days of high tides and heavy surf ate away the beach behind it.
The Town says the combination of recent high tides and bigger waves caused "significant beach erosion" and damaged the walkway and stairs that lead to the building, cutting off access. Town staff are checking conditions every day, according to the Civic Center's page on the Town website.
The Town also canceled the Civic Center open house that had been planned for Wednesday, Oct. 28. In a notice posted Tuesday, the Town said the building is inaccessible and the open house is off "until further notice."
What's closed
According to the Town and local TV reports:
The Civic Center building, at 351 Old A1A at the north end of Carlin Park
The deck behind the building that overlooks the ocean
The Civic Center beach crossover
Dune crossovers 48, 49 and 50, which the Town closed Monday because of erosion
CBS12 News, which first reported the collapsed staircase, said all crossovers from No. 45 through No. 50 are closed. The Town's own posts list only 48, 49, 50 and the Civic Center crossover, and Jupiter Tide could not immediately confirm closures of 45, 46 and 47. The Town has since cancelled all Civic Center reservations through February (see update above).
Palm Beach County has confirmed that emergency sand work is underway. The county sent its emergency sand placement contractor to the site on Tuesday, Oct. 27, to shore up the beach and dune in front of the historic Civic Center after gale-force winds and extreme king tides caused major erosion, according to Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management. The county said its beach management program places emergency sand only on county-managed beaches to protect critical public infrastructure, and it plans to post updates as the work continues.
A dump truck unloads sand at the Jupiter Civic Center on Wednesday, Oct. 28, for emergency beach replenishment. Photo: Jupiter Tide
If you had an event booked
The Town's Civic Center page tells renters that there isn't enough shoreline behind the building right now and that conditions are being watched daily. Anyone with a booking should contact the Civic Center through the Town's rental page: https://www.jupiter.fl.us/470/Civic-Center
Separately, the Town already planned to close the Civic Center from Feb. 15 to July 31, 2027, for upgrades to its deck, flooring and bathrooms, according to the same page.
Rough water lasts into Thursday
The National Weather Service in Miami says a coastal flood warning and a high surf advisory for coastal Palm Beach County run until 8 p.m. Wednesday, with breaking waves of 6 to 14 feet. After that, a coastal flood advisory for moderate flooding takes over from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, and the high rip current risk lasts through Thursday evening. Forecasters warn that numerous roads may close, low-lying property may flood and more erosion is likely.
NOAA predicts high tides at the Jupiter Inlet at about 10:45 a.m. and 10:50 p.m. Wednesday and about 11:40 a.m. Thursday. Water could run higher than predicted.
Palm Beach County Parks also has a swim advisory in place at several north county beaches, including Carlin Park and Jupiter Beach Park. Details are in our swim advisory story: https://www.jupitertide.com/p/swim-advisory-jupiter-beaches-2026-10-27
Stay off the sand cliffs
Next door in Juno Beach, where beach accesses 2, 3, 4 and 6 remain closed, the Town of Juno Beach is asking people to stay off decks, patios, walkways and seawalls that look threatened, and to keep children and pets away from the edges of eroded dunes, which can collapse. The Town of Jupiter says walking on dunes adds to erosion and asks beachgoers to use open access points.
The Juno Beach Pier also remains closed. More in our pier story: https://www.jupitertide.com/p/juno-beach-pier-closed-beach-access-closures
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