Coastal Dynamics is a sister conference of the Coastal Sediments Series in the USA and is held every four years, typically in Europe although in 2009 in Japan. The Coastal Dynamics conference Series advances the community's understanding of recent applied and basic research concerning coastal waves and currents, interactions between wind, water and sediments, and morphology changes in the coastal zone. A wide range of environments (with and without structures) are considered such as sandy, rocky, and muddy coasts, inlets, and estuaries. The conference documents research and applications treating these coastal dynamics at the short, medium, and large/long spatial and temporal scales.