Abstract:
A study on beach profile and sediment characteristics was conducted along the
Cahaya Bulan Beach, Kelantan. The beach profile measurement and sediment
samples were taken on June 2011, October 2011 and March 2012. The objectives of
this study were to determine the beach profile and sediment characteristics of Cahaya
Bulan Beach in response to monsoonal changes and to study the relationship between
beach profile and sediment characteristics of study area. Result showed study area
experiencing deposition on October 2011 and erosion on March 2.012 at major parts
of the beach. The sediment at study area consisted of coarse to very coarse sand with
sorting, skewness and kurtosis characteristics that changes in range of poorly sorted to
moderately well sorted, very negatively skewed to positively skewed and very
leptokurtic to extremely leptokurtic. The changes of beach profile and sediment
characteristics at study area mostly influenced by Southwest Monsoon and the
presence of rock revetment there.
