We have two lakehomes on Texoma on the main span (sunset). I've seen a wave wall built for the ocean snap like a twig on more than one occasion. I've knocked bulkheads loose on a boat built and designed in Miami for 6ft seas at 60+mph (28 Apache). I've seen a 24ft cabin boat get pushed completely out of water....... we had to turn it around to pull it out. Even the coast guard will tell you it gets to 3-4ft officially.....and for someone who doesn't have the technical experience to accurately measure a wave they will easily appear to be 6ft.

So now the only question is..........who wants to hold the measuring tape. I'll drive. Not it!

Captbud,
I would guess since you are an ocean guy you are measuring a wave correctly by this I mean you measure from sea level not the bottom of the trough to the crest of the wave. The Amp. on a waves is typically how seas are measured. Most people inland see a wave and they are measuring from the trough to the crest so those 2' foot chop waves as you called them are 4 footers to us inland guys. If you are saying the waves do not get over 2' from the trough to the Crest I will have to disagree and I have lived here my whole life.

The correct way to measure is from trough to crest, Personally i've seen 25kt winds outside of preston point and it was a solid 2' chop, i could see how others might think its rougher because the waves are spaced so close together but Frankly, wave height is subject to opinion. In hindsight I could believe a 3-4 wave on Texoma, but theres no way i believe its big enough to generate 6' rollers. Feel free to prove me wrong, holler at me when there are 6'rs out there and ill gladly bring my boat out to see and eat crow.

Who's going to argue with a Captain? I have been caught in T-storms twice on that lake in a 20' Champion and it takes two footers with ease. I thought I was going to die and could not U turn for fear of rolling the boat. You hang around there long enough and you'll learn the hard way.