Longshore drift moves sand out across the bay, forming a spit. Where there is no river estuary or slow flow of water, the sand can be deposited faster than it is removed.

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 drift is just one of the things carrying away the sand. Rising seas, higher tides and stronger storms related to global warming are growing threats to this and other oceanfront communities.

Longshore (Littoral) drift is then responsible to move this sand along the coast line. It is caused when waves approach a beach at a slight angle.

Sandbanks and longshore drift. Sir,– I agree with both contributors in their letters of September 9th when they state that the environment must be safeguarded during the planning process for the ...