I have done a lot of personal research on the subject. By which I mean sitting and watching waves travel from stern to shore. The height of the wave diminishes but the number of waves increases. One of the benefits of the 150 foot from shore rule is that the size of the waves is smaller. The amount of total energy may be similar but each wave packs less punch.
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