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Originally Posted by jazzman
That chart is clearly for the ocean. The wind was indeed 25-30mph from my weather station on the broads side of Barndoor Island. I'm pretty sure there were not 9-12 foot waves in Winter Harbor. There were a few waves that topped my breakwater. With the water at it's current level the top of my breakwater is ~36" off the surface, so maybe you could argue from trough to peak was getting into the 5 foot range.
I find it amazing that people were out in boats on Sunday needing to be rescued.
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Excellent point on the shorter period or crest to crest distance. There are areas where a long fetch for the wind and shallowing water will combine to stack up tall / short period chop on the lake. One example would be between Parker Island and Wolfeboro Neck with a strong west or west northwest wind. I’ve been in a 19 foot boat in that area where the stern was still up on the last wave when the next one broke over the bow. Might have something to do with my skepticism of bow riders...
