The reason why I asked about the waves. During Christmas week years ago, my wife and I spent a night in Bandon in one of the Motels with a view and earful of the waves.
A storm was off the coast, and the waves started coming in and pounding the shore at about 2 am. My wife leaves a window open by the shore to hear the waves. We didn't need a window open to hear them that night or the next day.
When morning light came, we could not believe the size of the waves coming in! We had brunch at the Lighthouse Restaurant on the second floor to watch them. Shortly after we left, the city closed that street due to high water from high tides and waves. I could see it building up, and we paid our bill and went to high ground!