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CETA 80-1 



2. GOVT ACCESSION NO 



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4. TITLE (and Subtitle) 



MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHTS AND CRITICAL WATER DEPTHS 

 FOR IRREGULAR WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE 



5. TYPE OF REPORT & PERIOD COVERED 



Coastal Engineering 

 Technical Aid 



6. PERFORMING ORG. REPORT NUMBER 



7. AUTHORfs; 



William N. Seelig 



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9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRES> 



Department of the Army 



Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERRE-CS) 



Kingman Building, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060 



F31538 



11. CONTROLLING OFFICE NAME AND ADDRESS 



Department of the Army 



Coastal Engineering Research Center 



Kingman Building, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060 



12. REPORT DATE 



February 1980 



13. NUMBER OF PAGES 

 11 



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Design curves 

 Irregular waves 



Wave heights 

 Waves 



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The nearshore irregular wave deformation model of Goda (1975] is used to 

 develop prediction curves for the magnitude and location of peak wave heights 

 in the surf zone as a function of profile slope and offshore wave steepness. 

 An example that demonstrates the use of these curves is presented. 



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