THE BEACH FACE

SLOPE

GRADIENT

VERTICAL TO 1:15

1:15 TO 1:30

1:30 TO 1:300

1:45

STEEP

MODERATE

GENTLE

MILD

BOTTOM

FLAT

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• The beach face slope is expressed in a ratio of feet. It is the principal factor in determining the type of breaker running over the beach.

• Slope is expressed in a ratio indicating the unit of rise to the unit of horizontal distance (rise over run).