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Sheringham & Happisburgh coast 1
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... This is the fetch; fetch is the distance that which a wave travels before it reaches its destination which is the beach This chart shows that the highest of the three counts was 19 waves per minute with the least having a frequency of at least 15. This high frequency of waves suggests that the waves on the beach in Happisburgh were destructive. Destructive waves also have a short wavelength and a strong backwash. To conclude the destructive waves are strong enough to erode and take sediment from the beach. This chart shows that the highest amount of waves per minute was 15 which was Happisburgh's least; this means the waves are destructive but aren't as frequent as the ones in Happisburgh therefore they do not erode land and cliffs as fast. There are many different ways erosion can happen on the coast and it is hard to distinguish them from














