I have some family in the Charleston area that deal with a very similar situation. I'm not sure what type of grass their lawn was originally, but at this point the high tides/hurricanes have paid a toll on their lawn and about killed it. They are too old to be dealing with the hassle anyways.
It looks like based on your diagram that the tidal areas contain bermuda. My thought would be over time the St. Aug has died back leaving nearly zero competition, so the bermuda has prospered.
I think it comes down to, what type of grass do they prefer? Is it worth it in their eyes to battle the bermuda constantly? Now that the bermuda is thriving, no doubt it will begin to take over some patches of St. Aug.
It looks like based on your diagram that the tidal areas contain bermuda. My thought would be over time the St. Aug has died back leaving nearly zero competition, so the bermuda has prospered.
I think it comes down to, what type of grass do they prefer? Is it worth it in their eyes to battle the bermuda constantly? Now that the bermuda is thriving, no doubt it will begin to take over some patches of St. Aug.