Thursday my wife and I were fishing a brush pile, We were anchored in a bay like area in 17 feet of water, upwind from the brush. The water was rippled, but not choppy. Suddenly we were hit by three waves which were actually cresting over ( white capping ). These were really big waves (3-4ft), considering there had been no big boat, or any boat for that matter, and no pickup in the wind. The bay is approximately 250 yards by one half mile, with the wind quartering across the narrow side. As soon as the waves subsided, all returned to normal. We were in a deep Lund; had it been a smaller boat I have no doubt swamping would have been a definite possibility. I have heard of wave potentiation in the ocean. Anyone ever experienced anything similar, or have an explanation?
Thanks