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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Undertow Undertow The term 'Undertow' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' (1) a current below water surface flowing seaward; the receding water below the surface from waves breaking on a shelving beach. (2) actually undertow is largely mythical. as the backwash of each wave flows down the beach, a current is formed which flows seaward. however, it is a periodic phenomenon. the most common phenomena expressed as undertow are actually rip currents'. The term 'Undertow' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' A relatively small-scale surf-zone current moving away from the beach. Rip currents form as waves disperse along the beach causing water to become trapped between the beach and a sandbar or other underwater feature. The water converges into a narrow, river-like channel moving away from the shore at high speed'. Previous 5 Terms: understocked Understory understory Undersun Undertaking Next 5 Terms: underwater gradient Undifferentiated Undifferentiated-unspecifiedreserves and production Undiscovered recoverable reserves (crude oil and natural gas) Undiscovered resources (coal) About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.