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J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2015, 3, 1006-1026; doi:10.3390/jmse3031006 OPEN ACCESS Journal of Marine Science and Engineering ISSN 2077-1312 /journal/jmse Article Mesoscale Morphological Change, Beach Rotation and Storm Climate Influences along a Macrotidal Embayed Beach Tony Thomas 1,*, Nelson Rangel-Buitrago 2, Michael R. Phillips 1, Giorgio Anfuso 3 and Allan T. Williams 1,4 1 Coastal and Marine Research Group, University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Swansea), Mount Pleasant, Swansea, Wales SA1 6ED, UK; E-Mails: mike.phillips@uwtsd.ac.uk (M.R.P.); allan.williams@uwtsd.ac.uk (A.T.W.) 2 Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Programa de Física, Grupo de Geología, Geofísica y Procesos Litorales, Km 7 Antigua vía Puerto Colombia, Barranquilla, Atlántico 080020, Colombia; E-Mail: nelsonrangel@.co 3 Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Cadiz, Puerto Real 11510, Spain; E-Mail: giorgio.anfuso@uca.es 4 CICA NOVA, Nova Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1069-050, Portugal; E-Mail: Allan.williams@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: tony.thomas@uwtsd.ac.uk; Tel.: +44-1792481000. Academic Editor: Gerben Ruessink Received: 29 June 2015 / Accepted: 25 August 2015 / Published: 2 September 2015 Abstract: Cross-shore profiles and environmental forcing were used to analyse morphological change of a headland bay beach: Tenby, West Wales (51.66 N; −4.71 W) over a mesoscale timefram