Beaches are great places to watch and measure many processes that move sand and larger particles too.

Beach Processes, Longshore Currents

Animations and movies

Visualizing Longshore Drift

Visualizing Waves

Ripcurrents (Registration Required)

Coastal Basics

Beach Profile

How to measure profile


NOAA Comet

NOAA Comet

As the depth shallows, waves rise up

Offshore Bars at Eagle River

Great Lakes Wave Model--NOAA

Lake Superior Waves--NOAA

Rogue Waves