An international workshop on wave prediction in coastal areas sponsored by Environment Canada, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, and the WMO/IOC Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM), held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada at the Ocean Pointe Resort and Spa on September 24-29, 2006. The theme session for this workshop is "Extreme Storm Seas".

The objectives of the workshop are:

• To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information related to wave hindcasting and forecasting,
• To coordinate ongoing R&D initiatives,
• To discuss priorities for future research and development.