Great work. If I could offer some advice on how to make the gales (force 8+) look better, water becomes a lot darker when the wind starts to pick up and from watching the videos I feel that the water does not go dark enough. The foam and the white horses make the sea look to light as there is a sudden increase in the amount of white on the water. Also the sky will help a lot in making the sea seem stormy I can say the sea looks at its most stormy on a darker overcast day. Last thing would be the foam or crests of waves at the moment it looks like they will always appear on the peak of the wave but really if your going for a realistic look you should look into trying to make the waves brake at the top as that’s how the foam forms will mean you won’t have massive line of foam which looks unrealistic unless your on a beach.
Anyway I’m enjoying seeing how project has progressed and I am looking forward to future updates.