Reading Surf Forecasts: The Basics

Reading Surf Forecasts: The Basics This is the first post in my Reading Surf Forecasts series. Check out the second post here. Any forecast worth its salt will include at least 7 metrics. Swell Height —This has a technical definition that we’ll get into in a later post but for now let’s use the obvious definition — this …

Reading Surf Forecasts: What Can Go Wrong

Reading Surf Forecasts: What Can Go Wrong Credit to https://www.flickr.com/photos/stignygaard In the last article we went over the 7 most common metrics you’ll see on a surf forecast. In this article we’ll talk about the ways a good looking 4–5 foot swell can go wrong and how you can use the metrics besides swell height to …