Notes. The surf beat period is typically in the order of one to a few minutes. Several infragravity wave motions can generate surf beat:.LoginPageDiscussionReadViewsourceViewhistoryMoreNavigationMainPageContentCommunityportalRecentchangesRandompageHelpGlossaryFeaturedcontentNewpagesToolsWhatlinkshereRelatedchangesSpecialpagesPrintableversionPermanentlinkPageinformationBrowsepropertiesSurfbeatFromCoastalWikiJumpto:navigation,searchDefinitionofSurfbeat:Long-periodicoscillationofthewaterlineonthebeach.TheoscillationisrelatedtoInfragravitywavesinthesurfzone.ThisisthecommondefinitionforSurfbeat,otherdefinitionscanbediscussedinthearticleNotesThesurfbeatperiodistypicallyintheorderofonetoafewminutes.Severalinfragravitywavemotionscangeneratesurfbeat:Infragravitywavesassociatedwithwavegroups[1]Edgewaves[2]Oscillationofthewaveset-uprelatedtothebreakingofwavegroupsinthesurfzone[3]See:InfragravitywavesEdgewavesShallow-waterwavetheory.References↑Longuet-Higgins,M.S.andStewart,R.W.1962.Radiationstressandmasstransportingravitywaves,withapplicationsto’surfbeats’.JFluidMech13:481–504↑Bowen,A.J.andGuza,R.T.1978.EdgeWavesandSurfBeat.J.Geophys.Res.83:1913-1920↑Symonds,G.,Huntley,D.A.andBowen,A.J.1982.Two-dimensionalsurfbeat:Longwavegenerationbyatime-varyingbreakpoint.J.Geophys.Res.87:492–498Retrievedfrom"http://www.coastalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Surf_beat&oldid=78951"Category:DefinitionsThispagewaslasteditedon1April2021,at17:33.PrivacypolicyAboutCoastalWikiDisclaimers TheCoastalWikiishostedanddevelopedbytheFlandersMarineInstitute(VLIZ)-contact:[email protected]