SURGING BREAKER

BEACH IS USUALLY VERY STEEP

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• Surging Breaker - waves that do not break in the traditional sense. This wave starts as a plunging, then the wave catches up with the crest, and the breaker surges up the beach face as a wall of water (with the wave crest and base traveling at the same speed). This results in a quickly rising and falling water level on the beach face, which makes holding craft position and unloading very difficult.

• Surging breakers are usually found on a beach with a very steep or near vertical slope. This type of surf is virtually prohibitive to landing craft.