close to a shore; "inshore fisheries" (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds" toward the shore; "we swam two miles inshore
If something is inshore, it is in the sea but quite close to the land. If something moves inshore, it moves from the sea towards the land. A barge was close inshore about a hundred yards away offshore Inshore is also an adjective. inshore reefs and islands. offshore. near, towards, or to the shore offshore
(1) The region where WAVES are transformed by interaction with the sea bed (2) In beach terminology, the zone of variable width extending from the LOW WATER LINE through the BREAKER ZONE