A good understanding of the residual circulation in a wave basin is essential to improve the quality of the tests performed. The wave-induced current patterns were observed during tests in MARIN’s Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin (SMB). The patterns may develop in several ways under the influence of waves in a basin. End effects of Stokes drift (mass transport due to second-order wave effects) can play a role, as the water has to return at the end of the basin. The SMB has the capability to generate oblique waves. It therefore has a wave-damping beach along two sides of the basin. Similar to ‘real’ beaches, they may cause alongshore currents and rip currents under the influence of oblique and perpendicular waves respectively. During the tests, floaters in the form of oranges were distributed in the basin after wave generation.