Longshore Drift

• 1. Longshore Drift is when waves follow the direction of prevailing winds
  2. The swash carries the material up the beach
  3. The backwash carries the material down the beach at right angles
• What do waves follow the direction in longshore drift?

  prevailing winds
• What does the swash do?

  swash carries the material up the beach
• What does backwash do in longshore drift?

  Backwash carries the material down the beach at right angles
• Process of Longshore drift:

  1. Longshore Drift is when waves follow the direction of prevailing winds
  2. The swash carries the material up the beach
  3. The backwash carries the material down the beach at right angles