Drove total of 8 hours for 1 hour of fishing..

[eyehammer'd]

I don't know about the day you went out, but i usually check the marine forecast from the NOAA. Every time i've gone it's been pretty accurate.
http://marine.weather.gov/MapClick.p...2#.WPIomfnytaR

Also check WeatherUnderground- they have a pretty good forecast data map
https://www.wunderground.com/wunderm...&PrecipStart=0