Boat Tests (After Effects)

I have been playing around with the boat scene testing different movements like how the water will move and how that will then influence the boats movement but i have been finding it difficult to gain the right feel so i needed some sort of reference that i could look at to see how 'calm' waters would move along with the fishing boat. So i bought a toy boat and filled the bath with water to see if i could get some sort of reference of the movement by creating some small waves with my hand i think it will be useful because i am trying to create a relaxed, chilled out vibe not a vicious storm so i am sure that this will help
Here are some of the animation tests before i bought the toy boat.