When "Sponge coefficient" is selected you have to prepare a data file containing the sponge coefficient map before you set up the wave simulation. The file must be a 2D unstructured data file (dfsu) or a 2D grid data file (dfs2). The area in the data file must cover the model area. If a dfsu-file is used piecewise constant interpolation is used to map the data. If a dfs2-file is used bilinear interpolation is used to map the data.