This literature review addresses sediment transport across the inner portion of the continental shelf, also referred to as the shoreface, or, as in this report, the inner shelf (Figure 1). The inner shelf extends from the seaward edge of the surf zone to the landward edge of the continental shelf. It is affected by the strong agitation that results from sediment resuspension caused by shoaling of nonbreaking waves. The inner shelf is frictiondominated by both bottom and sea-surface boundary layers which overlap and frequently occupy the entire water column (Wright, in press). The inner shelf differs from the surf zone, which is also characterized by strong agitation of the bed by waves. The bed of the surf zone, however, is affected by the bore-like translation of waves following wave breaking (Komar 1976), and by wave-induced longshore currents and rip currents.