Inshore (zone)

In beach terminology, the zone of variable width extending from the low water line through the breaker zone.

Glossary of Terms

The deposition of sediment, sometimes indicated by the seaward advance of a shoreline indicator such as the water line, the berm crest, or the vegetation line.

Scour

The removal of underwater material by waves and currents, especially at the base or toe of a shore structure.

Shoreline

The intersection of a specified plane of water with the shore or beach (e.g. the high water shoreline would be the intersection of the plane of mean high water with the shore or beach). The line delineating the shoreline on nautical charts and surveys approximates the mean high water line.

Upstream

A long coasts with obliquely approaching waves there is a longshore (wave-driven) current. For this current one can define an upstream and a downstream direction.

Reference Point

A specified location (in plan elevation) to which measurements are refered.

In beach material studies, a specified point within the reference zone.

Rill Marks

Tiny drainage channels in a beach caused by the flow seaward of water left in the sands of the upper part of the beach after the retreat of the tide or after the dying down of storm waves.

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Inshore (zone)