you and a friend setup an umbrella and chairs at a beach. your friend goes into the surf zone while you relax on the sand. sever
al minutes later, your friend is surprised to find that they are no longer where the chairs and umbrella were setup. although still in the surf zone, they are 30 to 40 meters from where they started. how would explain to your friend why they moved along the shore
Your friend moved along the shore due to ; The swash effect and the Backwash effect
Swash effect is caused by the upsurge of water up along the slopping front of the beach and this same upsurge in water moves back into the beach in what is known as the backwash effect hence the movement of your friend form where they were in the surf zone to another position still within the surface zone is caused by the BACKWASH EFFECT
The speed of a wave is equal to frequency times wavelength, so to find wavelength you'd have to divide frequency by both sides, speed(346) divided frequency(55) = 6.29 m
I'm not so sure about this let me know if I'm wrong
