is there away to make water wash up on sand? (shoreline)

I’m not sure if you use the land as a collision I guess?

but here is a example at 38 seconds. i guess a new script that will becoming out soon.

Take a look at this tutorial:

Part 1:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHnMRDvQeEg&feature=youtu.be
Part 2:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgXSivbrznM&feature=youtu.be

I think part 1 pertains more to the modelling and part 2 uses the ocean simulator to handle the water washing up on the sand.