Longshore sediment transport rate was estimated using energy flux method for Bhavanapadu coast for the duration of one year from January to December 2005. During the study period, wave height ranged from 0.2 m (Jan-May, 2005) to 0.9 m (July-Aug, 2005) while wave period fluctuated from 2 s (Jan-April, 2005) to 4 s (June-Sep, 2005). The dominant waves were from S and SW directions during February to October 2005 and from N and NE during the period of January, November and December 2005. The annual gross sediment transport rate was 8.67 × 105 (m3 yr-1) while the annual net sediment transport rate was 6.87 x 105 (m3/year) and towards northeast. Present study reveals that the beach along the Bhavanapadu coast is under severe erosion. So continuous time-series and event-related field data are required to study erosion and accretion cycle for the conservation and management purposes.
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