This paper describes a novel approach based on a combination of MIMO and adaptive Doppler beam sharpening beamforming techniques to enhance radar resolution in dynamic maritime conditions followed by an implementation of a multi-target tracker based on extended Kalman filter to track dynamic targets, thereby, providing higher levels of autonomy to small and medium sized marine crafts. The experiments have been conducted using compact 77-GHz automotive radars in open-sea conditions (sea state 3) and results show reliable performance in detecting and tracking approaching wave using developed signal processing scheme despite relative platform and sea motion.