To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Jetty: a breakwater constructed to protect or defend a harbor, stretch of coast, or riverbank. Rip current: a relatively strong, narrow current flowing outward from the beach through the surf zone and presenting a hazard to swimmers. Rip tide: a strong current caused by tidal flow in confined areas such as inlets and presenting a hazard to swimmers and boaters. A similar but distinct phenomenon often confused for a rip current. Sandbar: a deposit of sand forming a shallow area in the sea or a river. Surf zone: the area of the ocean where waves break near the shoreline. Undertow: a current of water below the surface and moving in a different direction from any surface current. Also distinct from a rip current. Wave Set Up: elevation of the mean water level at the shoreline due to wave breaking in the surf zone. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Buy our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Buy our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Sign up to our newsletter: http://news.minuteearth.com - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
