Coottol Ofea 



Coost 



Bluff 

 or 



B»och or thorp 



Bockshore 



Beoch scarp -^^ 



Crest of bsrm 



^oreshors^ 



or 

 Beoch 

 Foce 



Naorshofs zone 



(defines oreo of nearshore currents] 



Inshore or Shorefoce 



( extends through breoher zone ) 



Breakers 



■V — * 



_Oftshor« 



Ordinorv low wo fr lave 



Bottom 



Figure A-1. Beach profile-related terms. 



Surf or Onatm lont 



WovM paoh up but 

 do not breok on 

 tttis bor at tiigt> tida 



Tronalotory wovaa 



Outar bor 

 (Innar bor.low tida) 



Ooap bor 

 (Outar bor.loKtida) 



Figure A-2. Schematic diagram of waves in the breaker zone. 



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