And here is where I get confused with NOAA. I understand the difference in seas and waves, plus there is and additional hooker. NOAA predicts something like the predominate waves, meaning that there are a significant number significantly larger than the height forecast.
Trouble is, it sure doesn't look like it when I get offshore. NOAA 2-3 seas almost never looks like 3-5 foot waves, unless the wind speed is a bunch higher than forecast. As the wind rises over 15 and stays there, NOAA starts to look more reasonable, but still more like wave height than sea height.
How do I measure? My eye level is about 6 ft above water(maybe a bit more) when I'm standing at the wheel. When the boat is in a trough and many of the seas in the distance are just getting over the horizon line, its 6 foot waves. How do the rest of you guys measure?
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