PLANS to construct a pier in St Ouen’s Bay have been proposed. The pier, which would extend out from where El Tico Beach Cantina is based, was described as “necessary” by developers to prevent ...

It occurs when waves lose energy to transport rocks, pebbles and sand. Longshore drift is the process where particles moves along the shoreline over and over again, due to the strength and angle ...

Huge volumes of sand have been swept offshore by Cyclone Alfred’s waves, leaving beaches and dunes looking very different.

It may take years for them to recover. Australia's east coast has one of the longest longshore drift systems in the world, where sand is carried northward by currents to eventually join K'Gari ...

shingle and boulder clay that has eroded from the Holderness coastline washed down from Flamborough Head and the material is washed down the coast as a result of longshore drift. It builds up to ...

A narrow sand tidal island called Spurn in Yorkshire was featured in BBC’s Seven Natural Wonders in 2005 - here is some background on how it was formed.