How do you handle with weather, rain, waves?

Hi Guys! I decided to do some flounder fishing today. So I came around noon in Golden Gardens, launched from beach, weather was normal, light rain, wind ~3 mph, no waves at all. Started fishing somewhere behind the green buoy ~2 miles from beach. In maybe 30 minutes the hell big wind and waves started, I decided to wait a couple of hours while they calm down, but actually they became also bigger, so started to paddling back, seriously I believed I never get back, was paddled with full power but gps showed that my speed something around 0.3-0.7 knots, also big waves were turning my kayak from side to side, it was very difficult to stay on course. Finally paddled for almost 2 hours, hardly get to the Meadow point, had no more energy to paddle further to the beach and I was almost dead because of tiredness. Checked a wind log for today around 1:30pm wind went from 4 mph to 13 mph and later to 15-17 with 20 mph peaks. So I do not know is that too big wind for kayak fishing or is it just me or my kayak doesn't perform well enough in such weather? Need any opinions - thank you in advance! 

Pretty sure you learned/earned your answer. 

When the weather is that "sporty" it is no fun, and often not safe. Especially when you are not only fighting wind and waves, but the total current.  It is easy to get in a situation where with those two in the perfect combo meal can exceed your ability to move against it. (very efficiently anyway).  I am often in (in the next couple of months) in weather like that but it is only to traverse to my duck hunting spot and the Wavewalk design slices through waves which makes it a bit more practical. Still, I wouldn't choose to go out in it to try for some fish.  If you needing a fish fix on days like that hit the fresh water somewhere protected. But even that can be more work than fun.

One other note is that if things go wrong in that kind of weather, you are going to be on your own.

Stay safe. .02

You may have also been fighting the current.
Everyone's abilities and equipment are different and will dictate what their personal limits are. If you are fishing in the sound, know your tides and currents. Sometimes fighting them is very difficult, other times it is downright impossible. Don't over extended yourself. Similar to ocean fishing in a power boat, never use more than 1/3 of your energy to get out to a spot. If it feels really easy on the way out be prepared to grind on the way home. Understand the limits of your equipment. Paddling a tall, wide and short kayak with an aluminum paddle is a completely different experience than paddling a long skinny low to the water kayak. Nets are your enemy in the wind. I rarely carry a net in my kayak, unless I'm salmon fishing. 
Good luck and stay safe.

Hi Guys! I decided to do some flounder fishing today. So I came around noon in Golden Gardens, launched from beach, weather was normal, light rain, wind ~3 mph, no waves at all. Started fishing somewhere behind the green buoy ~2 miles from beach. In maybe 30 minutes the hell big wind and waves started, I decided to wait a couple of hours while they calm down, but actually they became also bigger, so started to paddling back, seriously I believed I never get back, was paddled with full power but gps showed that my speed something around 0.3-0.7 knots, also big waves were turning my kayak from side to side, it was very difficult to stay on course. Finally paddled for almost 2 hours, hardly get to the Meadow point, had no more energy to paddle further to the beach and I was almost dead because of tiredness. Checked a wind log for today around 1:30pm wind went from 4 mph to 13 mph and later to 15-17 with 20 mph peaks. So I do not know is that too big wind for kayak fishing or is it just me or my kayak doesn't perform well enough in such weather? Need any opinions - thank you in advance! 

also - always make sure to check the forecast before you go out! that storm was on the forecast for a while, and i'm pretty sure there was a small-craft advisory for the entire sound.

Thank you all, guys! DWB123 - of course I always check forecast http://marine.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-122.42677&lat=47.71385#.Vhqk5flVhBc And yesterday I checked and I am pretty sure it was the same wind 7 mph, small craft advisory I see it is for offshore only - it is pink area, nothing in there, all this Puget Sound area is green. Maybe I check the wrong map, please correct me. Thank you!

I don't see any "pink" color (maybe it was there yesterday), but i'm pretty sure that the green shading is just showing the forecasted area.

Truly not trying to be a jerk here - but if that's the site you used for forecasts, I think you either weren't looking at the right data, or were interpreting the data incorrectly. I'm 99% certain that for most of the week leading up to yesterday, every forecast for Saturday that I came across (NOAA, weather.com, windalert, wunderground - which are my go-tos) predicted weather up to 25-35kt winds, 4-6' wind waves, and small craft advisory for the sound.

Here's an example - http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:SoF0imBipPoJ:marine.weather.gov/MapClick.php%3Fzoneid%3DPZZ135+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us#.VhqvNiDBzGc

I'm not as experienced as the other expert repliers, but have a couple of thoughts based on what I do. Be careful if the wind and current are in the same direction. It may be hard to outrun it. Stay out of windy conditions, but if you get trapped, a rudder helps the side tracking. Try feathering your paddle to reduce wind drag. I also found that setting a waypoint on my gps to get back lets me track my progress and warn me if I'm not gaining ground. Have a radio or PLB, just in case. Learn the forecast and stay close to shore if there is any risk. Be safe out there!

Question for conditions like this.  Would it be better to try a different angle one that may take you farther from the launch point but get you close to shore. Then paddle along the shoreline  Kind of how you are suppose to swim in a rip tide My thinking this will be longer to paddle but closer to shore it would be easer

Yeah, that has helped me, too. Some coves give you a little wind protection and eddies can help with current. Also, close to shore gives you more confidence of your progress or an option to beach and wait for better conditions.