Abstract: A permeable breakwater structure with reverse arc inclined plate is proposed on the basis of the permeable breakwater with vertical plate. Through the physical model tests, the wave dissipation performance of the proposed structure under the action of regular waves is studied and the variations of wave energy dissipation and transmission are analyzed under the conditions of different relative wave height (H/d), different relative width (W/L), different porosity of the reverse arc plate (N_d) and different lower baffle layout scheme. The results show that compared to the permeable breakwater structure with vertical plate, the proposed structure has a better wave dissipation performance. Within the scope of all the test operating conditions, the maximum wave energy dissipation coefficient (K_s) of the structure is 0.86 and its minimum transmission coefficient K_t is 0.17. The energy dissipation coefficient K_s and the transmission coefficient K_t are greatly affected by N_d. When the N_d ranges from 11% to 15%, the wave dissipation performance of the structure is better, with the K_s being maximally increased by 10%. When the lower baffle is added and the length of its front is increasing, the K_s decreases continuously, with the minimum value of K_s being only 0.69, implying that the adding of the lower baffle can significantly reduce the wave transmission. This study can provide reference for related engineering design.