How to Measure Water Pressure 2 Feet Under Water

Or use copper paint to coat your device. Used for many years on boat hulls.

And a bargain at $55/quart. YMMV

Excellent idea (paint adheres, versus mesh). Anything but a probe that closely replicates the reaction of a boat in water.

Here is how I built wave height sensor

Just needs $16 atomS3 from m5stack.