TYPE OF COASTLINE

• Pevensey bay is part of a constructive coastline. This type of coastline has constructive waves, which tend to be low waves with a long wavelength. As they approach the beach, the wave front steepens slowly, giving a gentle spill on to the beach surface. Swash rapidly loses energy as water percolates through the beach material. This has a weak backwash which can't pull sediement of the beach to impede swash from the next wave. Material is slowly moved up the beach, leading to the formation of ridges.
• The beach is part of a low energy coastline, where the wave heights are considerably low. As they approach the beach, the wave front steepens slowly, giving a gentle spill on to the beach surface. Swash rapidly loses voulume and energy as water percolates through the beach material. This has a very weak backwash which has insufficient force to pull sediment off the beach or to impede swash from the next wave. Therefore, material is slowly moved up the beach, leading to the formation of ridges.
• Many tourists are attracted to the area because of the coast and because of tourist attractions such as Pevensey castle. Places like the Pevensey bay hotel have been built to accomodate tourists.