Victorian Beach Natural Features with Surf Zone and Geology Data

A Victorian state-wide dataset contains information on natural features at ocean beaches. It includes surf zone data on rip currents, swash gradient, tidal range, wave height, swell direction, and wave frequency, as well as beach system type and dominant shoreline geology. The dataset was adapted from the 1999 Australian Beach Safety and Management Program and joined with VicCoastline 2008 and smartline coastal segmentation data.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal erosion and sediment transport based on beach system type and modal wave height.
• Assessing rip current hazards for public safety planning based on surf zone data.
• Classifying coastal stability and geomorphic features based on dominant shoreline geology.
• Analyzing the influence of tidal range and swell direction on beach hydrology.

Strengths

• Integrates data from three authoritative coastal mapping programs: ABSAMP 1999, VicCoastline 2008, and the smartline coastal segmentation dataset.
• Covers a state-wide geography (Victoria, Australia).
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Core source data is from 1999 and 2008, which may not reflect current conditions.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria, Australia), adapting data from the Australian Beach Safety and Management Program (ABSAMP), VicCoastline, and the Australian Coastal Geomorphic and Stability Mapping Project.

Collection Method

Adapted and joined from multiple existing coastal mapping datasets.

Time Range

Source data from 1999 and 2008; temporal coverage of the actual features is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 02:47:05.466431; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Victoria, Australia, focusing on ocean beaches.