Examples of longshore drift

• It is still debated what process or processes have resulted in this odd structure, though longshore drift is the most accepted hypothesis.

• A fourth element of the environment in which hapua form is the strong longshore drift component.

• As the ice sheets melted, sea level gradually rose and longshore drift caused a spit to form between this and other islands along the moraine.

• It is a physical barrier to stop sediment transport in the direction of longshore drift (also called longshore transport).

• Spits occur when longshore drift reaches a section of headland where the turn is greater than 30 degrees.

• The inlet has evolved over the years due to natural processes, especially longshore drift.

• Its mouth has been diverted eastwards for more than 1 km by a spit resulting from longshore drift.

• The terminal groyne prevents longshore drift from bringing material to other nearby places.