That`s an interesting thread. Just learned some new things. Thanks for the infos.
Yes, ArtPearl, a tutorial would be nice.

I`m not very happy with the Water editor either, at least not with the way the coastal areas are treated.

Tried a couple of things myself (still experimenting).

Below is a picture with some custom foam and an attempt to create coastal waves. Ok, not the ultimate waves (for example too uniform) but maybe a step in the right direction
The waves are created by using a sine filter which is driven by the "Distance to Object below" input node.

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