May be either natural or artifical. Natural accretion is the buildup of land, solely by the action of the forces of nature, on a beach by deposition of water-borne or airborne material. Artificial acc [..]

That zone of shore or beach lying between the foreshore and the dunes and acted upon by waves only during severe storms, especially when combined with exceptionally high water. It includes the berm or [..]

A sedimentary land-form essentially parallel to the shore, the crest of which is above normal high water level. Also called a barrier island. Barrier Island

A recess in the shore or an inlet of a sea between two capes or headlands, not as large as a gulf but larger than a cove. Beach

The carrying away of beach materials by wave action, tidal currents, littoral currents or wind. Beach Face

In a barrier beach system, the relatively flat, sandy area between the berm crest and the dunes formed by the deposit of material by wave action. Some beaches have no berm, others have one or several. [..]

A linear, floating or mound-like coastal engineering structure constructed offshore parallel to the shoreline to proteft a shoreline, harbor or anchorage from storm waves. Bypassing Sand

Any current in the littoral zone caused primarily by wave action, i.e., longshore currrent, rip current. Current, Longshore

Scallop-like ridges and depressions in the sand spaced at regular intervals along the beach. Downdrift

The removal of sediment or the excavation of tidal or subtidal bottom to provide sufficient depths for navigation or anchorage, or to obtain material for construction or for beach nourishment. Dune