%0 journal article %@ 0079-6611 %A Cavaleri, L.,Abdalla, S.,Benetazzo, A.,Bertotti, L.,Bidlot, J.-R.,Breivik, O.,Carniel, S.,Jensen, R.E.,Portilla-Yandun, J.,Rogers, W.E.,Roland, A.,Sanchez-Arcilla, A.,Smith, J.M.,Staneva, J.,Toledo, Y.,Vledder, G.Ph.van,Westhuysen, A.J. %D 2018 %J Progress in Oceanography %N %P 164-233 %R doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2018.03.010 %T Wave modelling in coastal and inner seas %U https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.03.010 %X In the long term development of the research on wind waves and their modelling, in particular of the inner and coastal seas, the present situation is framed with a short look at the past, a critical analysis of the present capabilities and a foresight of where the field is likely to go. After a short introduction, Chapter 2 deals with the basic processes at work and their modelling aspects. Chapter 3 highlights the interaction with wind and currents. Chapter 4 stresses the need for a more complete, spectral, approach in data assimilation. Chapter 5 summarizes the situation with a discussion on the present status in wave modelling and a look at what we can expect in the future.