Spits form where the coastline changes direction and longshore drift continues to move material along the beach. Longshort drift moves material along a beach in the direction of the prevailing wind.

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Longshore drift, never abbreviated to LSD, is the process that transports sediment from NSW up the coast to form Queensland's beautiful white beaches and sand islands. Beach characteristics are ...

Longshore currents develop when waves hit the beach at sharp angles. They can make swimming tricky. Here's what to know about them before your next beach trip.

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Coastal erosion is washing sand away from some of Adelaide's most popular beaches at a rapid pace, with a state government review still months away from completion.

The longshore drift may also drag the crab laterally along a beach. Sand crabs are very common around the world and can be found on most, but not all shorelines. They are prey to birds and fish.

But that really remains to be seen," he said. Wrigley said the beach erosion in Sandwich can be traced to the longshore drift, a geological process that usually brings sediments down the coastline, ...