Waves

Accurate prediction of wave heights is often the critical component of any remedy intended to resolve a coastal problem. Waves that overtop a seawall negate a seawall’s protective capability; waves that rearrange or washout rocks from a revetment do the same. Throughout its history, Taylor Engineering has applied site-specific methods, from simple to complex, to estimate waves for almost all coastal engineering projects including

• Beach design
• Coastal structure design
• Flood hazard mapping
• Inlet management plans
• Levee design
• Wave agitation inside port and marina basins

To estimate wave heights at a given location, we employ one or more of the following:

• Numerical modeling
• Desktop assessment techniques
• Short- and long-term (extreme) statistical analysis
• Hindcast of inland and open coast waves