How big are these seas?
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I was thinking 1-2 with a occasional bigger. I've been in 5+ ft waves in the gulf on my offshore boat and its not a fun ride dropping down in to big trenches. That's with a heavy slow offshore boat I couldn't imagine true 5+ footers at 45 mph unless I was in a 40+ long boat that could span 3 wave tops. Never been in a 40+ ft boat so maybe I'm off on bigger boat being fun in true 5+ ft waves?
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Looks like 1'-2'.
NOAA reports as "Significant Wave Height" - individual waves can be much bigger:
"SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT."
NOAA reports as "Significant Wave Height" - individual waves can be much bigger:
"SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT."