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SYNOPSISCoastal engineering works are designed to serve two main purposes. These are the prevention of flooding of land adjacent to the shoreline, and the protection of a stretch of coast against erosion. The design of a scheme to achieve either of these aims will require information on the wave conditions which are likely to occur at a coastal site. This paper describes some of the methods which are available to predict waves at a coastal site, and summarizes some of the techniques which may be used to aid the design of coastal works.