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BACKGROUND Infragravity (IG) waves have received considerable study since the 1950s (Munk, 1949, Bertin, 2018), allowing their generation, propagation and impacts to be more effectively quantified. Here, we are concerned with the frequencies that directly excite motion in moored ships, thereby creating problematic and often unsafe conditions. Operational knowledge gained in surge-affected ports in Australia and New Zealand revealed IG height thresholds common to all locations (McComb, 2011), with wave periods from 25 to 120-150s being causative. A further observation that the IG spectral shapes at berths remain relatively constant regardless of the incident short wave spectra (McComb, 2014) allows robust predictive methodologies to be developed to forecast the onset and the passing of these empirically-derived values. The governing IG height thresholds are: Hs<0.10m is safe and manageable for a well-tendered vessel; at Hs 0.10-0.15m caution is advised and additional management is recommended, and at Hs>0.15m active management is required. Management options include shore moorings, pneumatic fendering, ShoreTension, MoorMaster etc. Without intervention, IG conditions >0.20m are universally considered dangerous. Further, IG heights are strongly modulated by tide at certain locations (Thomson, 2006), which creates rapidly changing conditions that compound the difficulties ensuring safe and effective operations.

PREDICTING INFRAGRAVITY WAVES IN HARBOURS - AN EVALUATION OF PUBLISHED EQUATIONS AND THEIR USE IN FORECASTING OPERATIONAL THRESHOLDS