Nor Cal wave report / peak wave record?

In the recent story “Monster 74-Foot Wave” some records were shared about peak historic waves. Was the quoted waves some specific type?

There are documented waves way bigger than in this story, what gives?
FA platform wave @ 155 feet
MS Bremen wave @ 115 feet
Queen Mary wave @ 92 feet
QE2 wave @ 89 feet
Draupner wave @ 85 feet

Just curious?

Source: and also great data on linear wave model vs. quantum

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