I fished Southbourne for a few hours this afternoon. The sea was smooth, but with a big swell from the south Waves were breaking beyond the 5 knot buoys, consistently more than 2m. As the tide neared high, and the light faded, the biggest waves were obscuring the horizon several hundred yards out so were 3m and a set of those reached my tripod.
I packed it in, as I didn't fancy any of those after dark.
Good call Jerry, it would have been unpleasant conditions outside of sheltered waters.
Ps had a nice schoolie