This what you are describing. This can get you in trouble as the seas get large enough to cause the boat to surf. With a fast powerful boat surfing can be fun, with a slower boat it can be uncomfortable and potentially dangerous. Small rudders and hard chines make it more difficult to keep your boat tracking straight. If you have trim tabs don't run them in the down position, this make it worse, The 4788 bayliner has a warning label at the tab controls against this. if you can run at the speed of the waves this will help, keep your boat on the back side of the waves as much as possible. This uses more fuel but provides better tracking. If you can, try and run as square to the waves as possible, this may mean holding a course other than rumb line. Be careful not to end up having to finish your approach with beam seas. This condition is common on south runs on the west coast. What I do is take advantage of the smaller waves to move the boat back towards my track, sort of a controlled s shaped course ridding the back of the larger waves and working toward my track on the smaller ones. You will actively have to drive your boat in these conditions. A good Auto Pilot will get you there but it won't be pretty or comfortable. I've been on boats that Yaw as much as 40 deg. I've also been on boats like 48 lrc that track like there on rails.