Backshore

{{short description|Part of a beach inland of the high water foam lines}}

The backshore area of a beach extends from the limit of high water foam lines to dunes or extreme inland limit of the beach.{{DODDIC}} It is only affected by waves during exceptional high tides or severe storms.Whittow, John (1984). Dictionary of Physical Geography. London: Penguin, 1984, p. 47. {{ISBN|0-14-051094-X}}.

Sediments in this area are well-sorted and well-rounded. Its grain sizes are mainly coarse sand and medium sand, which are larger than that in littoral barrier dune. The sedimentary structures include parallel bedding and low-angle cross-bedding.