Providing a new approach for estimation of wave set-up in Iran coasts

One of the most important natural hazards on the sea shores is increasing the sea level caused by storms and waves. Not paying attention to these risks in the coastal area will lead to loss of capital and damage to human societies. Since, surface water levels are considered as the main border for determining the coastal area, it is important to determine the set-up value due to the wave and wind. Therefore, in this study, in order to evaluate and estimate the wave set-up, using the statistical data of the coast of Iran, the empirical relations presented in this field were compared with the actual values of the occurrence, and using the artificial neural network (ANN) for more precise forecasting of the wave set-up. The results indicate that the estimated method shows about 40% less error than the available formulas.