Abstract
Characteristics of waves in a typhoon area were estimated by our numerical ocean wave prediction model. Wave height distribution and two-dimensional wave spectra at various points in the area are obtained. Wave characteristics along the coast when a typhoon hits the land and wave characteristics when a typhoon moves along parabolic coursc are also obtained. Wave height distribution is somewhat different from that of IJIMA, et al. (1967) in areas where a swell is dominant. The highest wave height in a typhoon area and its variation with the forward speed of the typhoon agree considerably well with those of UNOKI (1957).
