Updated Oman Sea Hindcast

Reliable wave information is essential to the design of any coastal facility and to the assessment of coastal processes, such as sediment transport. A detailed investigation of the wave climate on the Oman Sea coastline of Iran is being carried out in support of a comprehensive study of coastal zone processes (project MONITOR SB&B by PSO). The Oman Sea coast is subject to a complex wave climate with two distinct components: (1) seas that are generated in the Gulf of Oman and approach from a westerly to southwesterly direction; and (2) long-period swells that are generated in the Indian Ocean and approach from southerly to southeasterly directions. This paper presents preliminary results based on the work completed to date.