pebble beach
Rocky coastal strip
A pebble beach is a shoreline covered with small, smooth stones rather than sand.
These beaches are common along rocky coastlines where wave action has worn larger rocks into rounded pebbles: We walked barefoot on the pebble beach, the stones warm from the afternoon sun. (Capitalized Pebble Beach is the California resort and golf course.)
- cobbleWorn stone for paths
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
- shingleOverlapping roof covering
- rockpoolCoastal hollow holding seawater
- beachcombingSearching shores for flotsam
stone skipping · smooth stones · cliffs · wave action · dune grass · tidal zone · tideline · crashing waves · seaside · salt air · erosion · weathering · gravel · rock pool · tide pool · cove · abrasion · sea glass
- British Seasidepier, piers, promenade, promenades, esplanade
- rocky coastlinesea cliffs, rocky shore, tide pools, sea caves, crashing waves
- beachessandy beaches, public beaches, dog beaches, shoreline, shorelines
- beach spotsshoreline, wading area, swim area, tide pools, tide pool
- coastal featuresshore, coast, bay, cliff, cove
- coastal photosseascape, ocean views, rocky coast, coastal cliffs, ocean horizon
beach substrate/composition
pebble beachsandy beach
Granular coastal shoreline
white sand beach · tropical beach · mudflat · shell beach · rocky shore