Sounds like a got a few nice fillets for dinner, or dinner for your friends.
The wind has been rather spontaneous lately. We always check the weather before heading out and lately if they claim we'll see 5-10 mph gusts, we're probably looking at 15 to 20.
And we seem to be catching tides that are moving against the wind a lot, causing bigger waves than anticipated.
Long day for 2 fish, but I'll bet that's a trip your friends will always remember.