Abstract The 1975 SEPM Research Symposium was organized around the topical considerations of Beach and Nearshore Sedimentation – Physical and Biological. The intent was to cover the topic from the generation of processes through the mechanics of the processes, interaction of processes with sediment and culminating in distribution of sediments and structures across the environment in question. This volume, derived from that symposium, provides a wealth of data on the details on the generation, hydromechanics and sediment interaction of processes operating in beach and nearshore environments. The subject is treated in such a way as to be of considerable benefit to coastal engineers, sedimentologists and field geologists.