Abstract
This paper presents the rate of dune erosion on the Polish Baltic coast by storm surge Zeetje in January 2019. The results were based on field measurements on coast profiles located on dune sections of the Polish coast. Presented are the hydro-meteorological parameters of all storm surges that formed before Zeetje since Autumn 2018. The hydro-meteorological parameters of storm surges that occurred during this period were analised. The amount of dune retreat after selected surges was calculated. Following smaller storm surges in the fall of 2018, dune erosion was observed in erosional sections, where beaches are usually narrower and lower. The greatest erosion of the dunes was observed after the Zeetje storm, on average up to 3 m and a maximum of 10–12 m. The average and maximum erosion of the dunes varied on individual sandbars. The average dune erosion depended on the height of water inflow onto the shore during a storm and the height of the beach. Greater erosion occurred in sections with beach heights lower than the inflow of water during the storm. The average erosion of dunes at sea level above 1.3 m was 2.5–4.0 m. The maximum erosion values were observed on the western shores of the headlands located on the central and eastern coast. Dune erosion was not observed in places where the beach height exceeded 2.5 m above sea level and was higher than the maximum water inflow during storm Zeetje.
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