CONTENTS 



Page 



CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (SI) 6 



SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONS 7 



I INTRODUCTION 9 



II FETCH ADJUSTMENT 10 



III WAVE GROWTH 23 



IV WAVE DECAY 26 



V SAMPLE DESIGN PROBLEMS 28 



FIGURES 



1 Forecasting curves for wave height, water depths constant .... n 



2 Forecasting curves for wave period, water depths constant .... 12 



3 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves (constant 



depth = 5 feet) 13 



4 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves (constant 



depth = 10 feet) 14 



5 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves (constant 



depth = 15 feet) 15 



6 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves (constant 



depth = 20 feet) 16 



7 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves (constant 



depth = 25 feet) 17 



8 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves (constant 



depth = 30 feet) 18 



9 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves (constant 



depth = 35 Feet) 19 



10 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves (constant 



depth = 40 feet) 20 



11 Forecasting curves for shallow-water waves (constant 



depth = 45 feet) 21 



4 



