Numerical modelling of wave energy converters (WECs) of the wave activated body type (WAB, see Chap. 2) is based on Newton's second law, which states that the inertial force is balanced by all forces acting on the WEC's captor. These forces are usually split into hydrodynamic and external loads.In general, the hydrodynamic source comprises the (more details in Chap. 6):• Hydrostatic force caused by the variation of the captor submergence due to its oscillatory motion under a hydrostatic pressure distribution, • Excitation loads due to the action of the incident waves on a motionless captor, • Radiation force corresponding to the force experienced by the captor due to the change in the pressure field as result of the fluid displaced by its own oscillatory movement, in the absence of an incident wave field.Depending on the type of WEC, the external source may include the loads induced by the • Power-take-off (PTO) equipment, which converts mechanical energy (captor motions) into electricity (more details in Chap. 8), • Mooring system, responsible for the WEC station-keeping (more details in Chap. 7), • End-stop mechanism, used to decelerate the captor at the end of its stroke in order to dissipate the kinetic energy gently, and therefore avoid mechanical damage to the device.