PREFACE 



This report describes a method of estimating wave setup for beaches 

 of varying slope. The technical guidelines presented are a combination 

 of procedures discussed in the Shore Protection Manual (SPM) , Sections 

 2.62 and 3.85 (U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research 

 Center, 1975). The methods described in Section 3.85 are best applied to 

 beaches with slopes flatter than 1 on 100 C^ = 0.01). This report, by 

 applying methods of Section 2.62, presents a method for estimating wave 

 setup for slopes as steep as 1 on 10 (m = 0.10). The work was carried out 

 under the coastal construction program of the U.S. Army Coastal Engineering 

 Research Center (CERC) . 



The report was prepared by John R. Lesnik, riydraulic Engineer, under 

 the general supervision of R.A. Jachowski, Chief, Coastal Design Criteria 

 Branch, who initially conceived the idea for this technical aid. The 

 author acknowledges Dr. D.L. Harris, whose constructive comments enhanced 

 the utility and clarity of this report. 



Comments on this publication are invited. 



Approved for publication in accordance with Public Law 166, 79th 

 Congress, approved 31 July 1945, as supplemented by Public Law 172, 88th 

 Congress, approved 7 November 1963. 



^JOHN H. COUSINS 

 Colonel, Corps of Engineers 

 Commander and Director 



