The invention provides a hybrid mechanism-based kinematic solution method for active wave compensation systems. The method comprises the following steps of: in an inverse kinematic process, solving aposition and a posture, in a space, of a mobile platform through a pose parameter of a target point at the tail end of an upper platform, solving the displacement of each rod length, namely, each mobile pair, and inputting an obtained joint motion amount into a compensation platform controller to realize motion control; and in a forward kinematic process, solving a direction cosine matrix and a position vector, in a static coordinate system, of a mobile coordinate system through 6 input rod lengths, a constraint equation of the rod lengths and a system of simultaneous equations, solving a homogeneous transformation matrix at the tail end of an accommodation ladder of the upper platform, and inputting an obtained pose, in the space, of the tail end of the accommodation ladder into the compensation platform controller to realize motion control. The method is capable of enabling the calculation process to be relatively rapid, simple, correct, efficient and convenient to apply, providing basis for the motion control of active wave compensation systems, and satisfying the work demands of the active wave compensation systems of engineering.