Abstract:Based on the buoy data, the characteristics and relationships of wind and wave along Zhejiang coast during typhoon "Lekima" were analyzed. By contrasting the observation with the ECMWF model forecast, the wave structure was analyzed based on the model prediction. The results showed that the wave pattern had experienced a change of mixed wave-wind wave-mixed wave during the approaching, landing and departure time of the typhoons. The larger the maximum wave height was, the longer the period was, and the waves in the southern coast of Zhejiang were more stormy than those in the northern coast. As for the wave height, it was greatly affected by wind speed, which was more obvious in the northern coast. The sustained wind direction had a significant effect on the increase of wave height. When the wind direction changed from moving onshore to developing in parallel with the shoreline or from going in parallel with coastline to offshore, the wave height decreased rapidly, and vice versa. When the typhoon approached and affected Zhejiang, the significant wave height was parallel to the wind speed contour. The Level 7, 8 and 10 of wind force corresponded well to rough sea, high sea and very high sea, repectively. In addition, the higher the significant wave height, the greater the effect of wind speed on it.