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This represents a realistic test model of the coast and port of Blankenberge on the Belgian coast, in a model set up by IMDC and Flanders Hydraulics. The model experienced bad tidal currents; after fixing this problem the accompanying figure show smooth and realistic current patterns with a nearshore current dominated by wave-driven currents (instationary, JONSWAP-type, with waves from 270 degrees, so a large angle to the coast. In this case the abs\_2d boundary option does not pose a problem to the tidal forcing. In the present setup we run it with theta bins of 20 degrees.

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