undertow

Japanese: undertow
undertow

…On the other hand, rip currents are difficult to form on coasts with a fairly steep bottom slope, and instead, rip currents form along the intermediate layer and bottom of the water, which are almost uniform in the coastal direction. These are called backwash currents or undertows. [Akira Watanabe] …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "undertow" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これに対し,かなり底勾配の急な海岸ではリップカレントは生じにくく,中間層や水底に沿って沿岸方向にほぼ一様な離岸流を生じる。これを戻り流れあるいは底引き流れundertowとよぶ。【渡辺 晃】。…

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