Beach cross-section perpendicular to the shore, which may extend from the backshore, across the foreshore and into the nearshore zone.

a topographic transect measured perpendicular to the shoreline

Measurement of the elevation or height of the beach surface taken along a line that runs from the dune to the water across the beach. Profiles tkane at different dates can be compared to illustrate and quantify storm, seasonal, and long-term changes in beach width, height, volume, and shape.

a cross-sectional plot of a shore-normal topographic and geomorphic beach survey, usually in comparison to other survey dates to illustrate seasonal and longer-term changes in beach volume.

A cross-section taken perpendicular to a given beach contour; the profile may include the face of a dune or seawall

The intersection of the ground surface with a vertical plane; may extend from behind the dune line or the top of a bluff to seaward of the breaker zone.