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Nearshore current generation at two coastlines contemplated for beach resort development is studied with the use of a numerical model for coexisting waves and currents. A nested-mesh technique was applied to consolidate the 2 domains of coarse and fine bathymetric data and to translate deep water wave conditions at the nearshore mesh boundary. The hydrodynamic model is validated using tide data at the nearest tide stations, while offshore wave conditions, determined from a wave hindcasting method, are inputted as quasi-stationary forcing. Simulations results of wave-current co-existing fields indicate local areas of rip currents within the project coastlines. In order to evaluate the safe swimming zones, an analysis of threshold currents under idealized conditions of human characteristics was carried out, that indicated a threshold of 0.16 mps for pure currents. With a safety margin to account for co-existing waves, rip current zones not exceeding 0.1 mps are considered safe and are used to designate the safe swimming areas for the 2 locations.References
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