Hooked Spit

Hooked Spit is a long narrow ridge of sand, shingle or pebbles joined to the mainland on one side with hooked end projecting into the sea or estuary.

It is formed by waves moving obliquely to the shore tending to swing around the end of the spit or waves approaching the shore from several directions force the open part of the spit to bend or the deep water off the spit allows wave refraction to curve hence forming a hooked spit e.g. at Kibanga.