On the basis of a Eulerian analysis in a rotating, homogeneous ocean, the Lagrangian mean volume fluxes induced by wind and wind-generated gravity waves are obtained. Since only fluxes are considered, i.e., vertically integrated equations, no particular form of the vertical variation of the turbulent Reynolds stress has to be assessed. The effects of friction and turbulence are neglected in computing the primary wave field in the ocean. The wave growth, due to instability at the air-water interface under the action of the wind, is not specifically computed. Observational values for the growth rate are used when discussing the results. The effect of wave breaking is modeled in a very simple way. It is shown that the Lagrangian momentum transfer to mean ocean currents due to growing/breaking waves in the saturation range is comparable to that obtained by the joint action of viscous and turbulent stresses. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1993