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Development of a rip current along a coastal beach

Many forces intersect and interact in the surf and swash zones of the coastal ocean, pushing sand and water up, down, and along the coast. Variations in the height and direction of waves, as well as the shape of the seafloor, drives currents that feed back and rearrange the system. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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