well our friends over at wavewatch once again prove that they are followers not leaders. Their shiny new forecast tool is a reasonable attempt to copy the surfline dashboard (now on version 3). However, what they always fail to mention is that the display is only as good as the data behind it.
Wavewatch.com (using NOAA wavewatch3 data - confused? I'm sure NOAA are) has a resolution of 1 degree (60 miles)
Surfline.com (using LOLA, a stand-alone and surf tuned forecast model) has a resolution of 60 miles in open ocean, 15 miles in the Npac and Natl hurricane basins and down to 100meters in nearshore areas - most of the US, hawaii, Baja, South Africa, Fiji.
why do I sometimes feel like the Mac/PC ads.. "Hi I'm surfline...."
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Friday, March 2, 2007
You are The One
We often hear comments from people that run like this: "Man, I'll go service the cameras! Can I surf while I'm there?"
The answer is "yes" - and we have two open positions to prove it. Work from home, travel to the various breaks to fix a cam, surf while you're there... repeat. And, oh yeah, we'll send you a paycheck.
Interested parties go here:
PS. See that picture? It's an image captured from the cam at our last install, in El Salvador. I surfed it while there... in 85 degree water.
PSS. Help me bring back the blink tag and we'll really piss this guy off:
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