Waves with a high wave height with a steep form and high frequency. Their swash is generally stronger than their backwash so more sediment is removed than added
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Rush of water up the beach after a wave breaks
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Where waves approach the shore at an angle and swash and backwash then transport material along the coast in the direction of the prevailing wind and waves
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When waves approach a coastline that is not a regular shape, they are refracted and become increasingly parallel to the coastline
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Periodic rise and fall of the sea in response to the gravitational pull of the sun and moon
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Balance between sediment being added to and removed from the coastal system, that system being defined within each individual sediment cell
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Coastline where strong, steady prevailing winds create high energy waves and the rate of erosion is greater than the rate of deposition
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Coastline where wave energy is low and the rate of deposition often exceeds the rate of erosion of sediment
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Distinct area of coastline separated from other areas by well defined boundaries such as headlands and stretches of deep water
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Operate upon a coastline and are connected with the sea, such as waves, tides and longshore drift
