High Energy Coasts
- Receive high inputs of energy in the form of large, powerful waves.
- Caused by strong winds, long fetches and steeply shelving offshore zones.
- Sandy coves and rocky landforms.
- Erosion is higher than deposition.
Low Energy Coasts
- Receive low inputs of energy in the form of small, gentle waves.
- Caused by gentle winds, short fetches and gently sloping offshore zones.
- Reef or island offshore.
- Saltmarshes and tidal mudflats.
- Deposition is higher than erosion.