I use it in conjunction with windy and noaa data and have scored around the world on surf trips and strike missions If its says fair or good, its worth paddling out anything else is a crapshoot I highly recommend the app because it took my surfing to another level, plus the cams are fun and useful and the content is good
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No, but it serves it purpose
So i’m trying to get better at forecasting conditions and reading surf reports
I’ve been using surfline frequently to check to forecast for various beaches in japan and i noticed surfline is wrong awfully often Here is how i use the surfline app to figure out where to go Swell direction is important since this is where geography comes in regarding the exposure of a spot to swells. Starting this thread for us to figure out where the surfline maps to nowhere episode locations are.
So surfline originally bought msw and they operated by making money through the illusion of choice I thought it was because they knew that some people hate surfline and would prefer a different option. Surfline is basically a streaming service and on the day of swell i can check wind conditions across multiple local spots via the cams Theyir forecasts are so insanely bad and innaccurate since they updated, at least for my area.
Been subscribed to surfline for a while b/c i live vicariously through others surfing (especially during quarantine)
My favorites are bay area (my area) and north shore, but it seems like in the bay area, a camera goes down and never comes back up every few weeks Obsf (my fave spot) is down to like 2 cameras, and the pacifica overview (aka kook highlights) went down a week ago or so as well. Got any feedback on lotus I’ll let you know after i finish packing my entire quiver for the 0ft or 8ft waves the rest of this week.
Surfline is owned by the cherning group (same group that owns pandora/bar stool sports and many others) Do you know who owns the cherning group Do you realize what this means and that this has become They are in board meetings pressing to maximize profits by stuffing new markets of surfers into lineups for profits.
In new england, msw is usually way off, especially with the wind
And at particular breaks like the wall, its usually very wrong surfline has one function
