A hybrid numerical method for the hydraulic modeling of a curtain-walled dissipater of reflected waves from breakwa-ters is presented. In this method, a zonal approach that combines a nonlinear weakly dispersive wave (Boussinesq-typeequation) method and a Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) method is used. The Boussinesq-type equation issolved in the far field to describe wave transformation in shallow water. The RANS method is used in the near field to re-solve the turbulent boundary layer and vortex flows around the structure. Suitable matching conditions are enforced at theinterface between the viscous and the Boussinesq region. The Coupled RANS and Boussinesq method successfully resolvesthe vortex characteristics of flow in the vicinity of the structure, while unexpected phenomena like wave re-reflection areeffectively controlled by lengthening the Boussinesq region. Extensive results on hydraulic performance of a curtain-walleddissipater and the mechanism of dissipation of reflected waves are presented, providing a reference for minimization of thebreadth of the water chamber and for determination of the submerged depth of the curtain wall.