Trace wind energy from open-water ripples through swell, shoaling, breaking, and near-shore return flow.
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The continuous section follows wave energy from deep water to the beach.
The continuous section follows wave energy from deep water to the beach.
Build one labeled 4:5 coastal cross-section for wavelength, height, shoaling, break point, and undertow.
Design a 4:5 science-editorial infographic titled “WIND TO BREAKING WAVE.” Use one continuous side-view coastal cross-section from deep water at left to beach at right. Above the offshore surface, draw wind arrows transferring energy into small ripples that organize into swell. Label wavelength with a horizontal crest-to-crest bracket and wave height with a vertical trough-to-crest bracket. As depth decreases, show the wave slowing, wavelength shortening, and height increasing; label this zone “shoaling.” Mark one break point where the crest tips forward. Beneath the near-shore surface, add a restrained return-flow arrow labeled “undertow,” avoiding any claim that it alone explains rip currents. Include a simple depth line and a note that the diagram is simplified and values vary. Use ocean-blue gradients, white linework, readable sans-serif labels, and no invented measurements, safety advice, logo, watermark, or resolution hype.
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