Abstract: Advances in research on siltation in the entrance channel located on the muddy coast have been reviewed in the paper. Expressions for wave height, sediment-carrying capacity and average siltation intensity during wind process have been derived based on the energy conversation during the transformation among wind energy, wave energy and potential energy of the suspended sediments. Subsequently, the semi-empirical formula forecasting the deposition of a specified entrance navigation channel directly utilizing wind data is put forward. The measurements of the wind field and related siltation in a certain entrance channel of the Tianjin port are used to validate the semi-empirical formula and simulate siltation in this channel based on the formula. Analysis results show that predicted values agree well with the measured values when the sample size is large enough for the fitting of parameters in the semi-empirical equation. In addition, predictions of siltation volume per wind hour for different wind scales indicate that wind speed is the main wind field element affecting the carrying capacity of the suspended sediment and deposition intensity per wind hour of the entrance channel.