Given a maximum spring tide rise of 2 meters and anticipated wave height of 4 meters, what should be the height of the breakwater above the reference datum?

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19 Jan 2019
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28 May 2026

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The breakwater height above the datum is calculated by adding the maximum spring tide rise (2 m) to the expected wave height (4 m), resulting in a total height of 7 meters.

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