PLUNGING BREAKER

BEACH IS USUALLY STEEP

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• Plunging Breaker - associated with beaches with steeper gradients; where wave energy is released suddenly as the crest curls and then descends violently. This is a typical “surfer” wave, it breaks very quickly and with substantial force, and is not good for landing craft.

• Although not the best type of breaker conditions for landing craft, due to the possibility of swamping, landings can still be done. This is because landing craft are designed to operate in moderate plunging surf.