Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 24, issue 11
Articles | Volume 24, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4049-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4049-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 24, issue 11
Research article
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26 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 26 Nov 2024

New insights into combined surfzone, embayment, and estuarine bathing hazards

Christopher Stokes, Timothy Poate, Gerd Masselink, Tim Scott, and Steve Instance

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Currents at beaches with an estuary mouth have rarely been studied before. Using field measurements and computer modelling, we show that surfzone currents can be driven by both estuary flow and rip currents. We show that an estuary mouth beach can have flows reaching 1.5 m s−1 and have a high likelihood of taking bathers out of the surfzone. The river channels on the beach direct the flows, and even though they change position over time, it was possible to predict when peak hazards would occur.
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