Barmouth Beach, Barmouth, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Barmouth Beach, Barmouth, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Tidal pool on a deserted beach at Bedruthan Steps, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tidal pools on the sandy beach near Dunraven Bay on the Glamorgan Coast, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Aval cliff and Needle, Etretat, Cote d'Albatre, Pays de Caux, Seine-Maritime department, Upper Normandy region, France, Europe

Kimmeridge Bay, Jurassic Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Patterns in the kelp at low tide on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Patterns in the kelp at low tide on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Limestone cliffs and beach, Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, United Kingdom

An aerial view of the estuary of the Taw and Torridge Rivers, near Bideford and Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

An aerial view of the estuary of the Taw and Torridge Rivers, near Bideford and Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Storm waves (Storm Eowyn), Porthcawl Pier, South Wales, United Kingdom

Patterns in the kelp at low tide on New Island in the Falkland Islands

Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, South Wales, United Kingdom

The intertidal zone of the Quantock Coast, West Somerset, contains an abundance of geology and wildlife. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is of international geological importance.

Tidal sorting of white sand and darker minerals into patterns at the west coast Talisker Bay beach, known as a white and black sand beach, an SSSI for its Tertiary basalt lava geology, Talisker Bay, Carbost, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Rills formed in the sandy beach at low tide as found on Bigge Island, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Tidal Sand Patterns at Luskentyre Sands, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Tidal pools and sand patterns on a deserted Combesgate Beach, North Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Patterns in the mud flats in the Humber Estuary at Salt End, at low tide, Yorkshire, UK.

Tidal currents showing in natural patterns (of dead plankton). Walker Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Aerial view of the uninhabited Trischen Island, Meldorf Bay, North Sea, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Aerial of Minsener Oog and Wangerooge, East Friesian Island, Lower Saxony, Germany

Aerial of North Sea island, Spiekeroog and mainland in background, Lower Saxony, Germany

Network of channels and streams at low tide, in the marshland of the Bahia de Cadiz, aerial view, drone shot, Cadiz province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Saltwort tidal flats, pioneer vegetation, salt marsh vegetation (Salicornia), red in autumn, Norderfriedrichskoog tidal flats, Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, Eiderstedt peninsula, North Fries

Stunning view of the sandy beach with surf forming a zigzag pattern in the foam next to the large, boulders lining the shores at The Baths, a famous beach in the BVI's, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean

Oregon, Seal Rock, Sun setting over rocks and beautiful reflections.

Incoming Tide Patterns In The Sand At Bandon Beach With Seastacks In The Background, Oregon.