onshore current; current flowing toward the shore
Technical oceanographic term for a current moving from the open sea toward the land. Often contrasted with 離岸流 (りがんりゅう, rip current).
See also: 離岸流 (りがんりゅう)
An onshore current is a current that flows from the open sea toward the shore.
On this coast, sand is carried in by the onshore current.
Compound of 向 (こう, 'facing') + 岸 (がん, 'shore') + 流 (りゅう, 'current'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern technical coinage.