shoreward

[ shawr-werd, shohr- ]

/ ˈʃɔr wərd, ˈʃoʊr- /

Also shore·wards. toward the shore or land.

facing, moving, or tending toward the shore or land: a shoreward course.

coming from the shore, as a wind.

the direction toward the shore or away from the sea.

Origin of shoreward

First recorded in 1575–85; shore¹ + -ward

The lantern signaled that all was ready and the shoreward journey began.

Jim Spurling, Fisherman |Albert Walter Tolman
At the back, the shoreward end of the beach, the cliffs rose abruptly to a plateau on which the church stood.

The Smuggler's Cave |George A. Birmingham
She fetched up on the slack of the anchors at the moment a big comber smashed her shoreward.

The Cruise of the Snark |Jack London
The wall of water swept him away, but the taut rope swung him shoreward.

A Daughter of the Dons |William MacLeod Raine

Constant wind pressure had closed the shoreward end of the big crack and a cautious crossing was made without difficulty.

Copper Coleson's Ghost |Edward P. Hendrick

shoreward

/ (ˈʃɔːwəd) /

near or facing the shore

towards the shore