Following the success of the 1st International Workshop of on Waves, Storm Surges and Coastal Hazards held in Liverpool in 2017 and building on the many years of successful Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting workshops, the 2nd International Workshop on Waves, Storm Surges and Coastal Hazards will be held in Melbourne, Australia in November 2019. A link to information on meeting logistics can be found here. Information on previous meetings in this series can be found here. The objectives of the workshop are: 1. To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information related to wind, wave, and storm surge hindcasting and forecasting including fully-integrated coastal warning systems, and description of present and future states of the climate; 2. To promote cross-cutting, multi-disciplinary, scientific/engineering collaboration in the field of coastal risk and resiliency, including long term planning, mitigation, impact-based forecasting and the role of natural protection; and 3. To coordinate ongoing R&D initiatives and discuss priorities for future research and development.