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Sincerely Your, SURF3DMORE INFORMATION ABOUT 3D MODELS :A BREAKWATER IS A PERMANENT STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTED AT A COASTAL AREA TO PROTECT AGAINST TIDES, CURRENTS, WAVES, AND STORM SURGES. PART OF A COASTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, BREAKWATERS ARE INSTALLED TO MINIMIZE EROSION, AND TO PROTECT ANCHORAGES, HELPING ISOLATE VESSELS WITHIN THEM FROM MARINE HAZARDS SUCH AS PROP WASHES AND WIND-DRIVEN WAVES. A BREAKWATER, ALSO KNOWN IN SOME CONTEXTS AS A JETTY, MAY BE CONNECTED TO LAND OR FREESTANDING, AND MAY CONTAIN A WALKWAY OR ROAD FOR VEHICLE ACCESS.
ON BEACHES WHERE LONGSHORE DRIFT THREATENS THE EROSION OF BEACH MATERIAL, SMALLER STRUCTURES ON THE BEACH, USUALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE WATER'S EDGE, MAY BE INSTALLED. THEIR ACTION ON WAVES AND CURRENT IS INTENDED TO SLOW THE LONGSHORE DRIFT AND DISCOURAGE MOBILISATION OF BEACH MATERIAL. IN THIS USAGE THEY ARE MORE USUALLY REFERRED TO AS GROYNES.