Surfline's LOLA Swell Model is the ONLY global swell model that can separate individual swells to accurately calculate surf heights for any location on Earth. Every surf spot will only have a limited range of swells that produce good surf at that location. Compare the LOLA swell forecast with a spot's "Optimal Conditions" information and your own local knowledge to score the best surf.
The "Swell Rose" above is the only one of it's kind in the world. This shows the directions of all the incoming swells (N=0° East=90° etc). If you mouse over the swell rose you can see detailed raw numbers of the underlying swells.
US Weather data comes from the WeatherUnderground array of personal weather stations. Data is near realtime. International weather comes from LOLAs high resolution models or WUG where possible.
Tides are generated using the most excellent Xtide system.
USER SURF REPORTS:(Also upload reports from your phone using the mobile site: mobile.surfline.com)
For higher resolution buoy data, go to the LOLA Buoys tab in the forecast section.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
LOCAL NEWS: Thomas Campbell, maker of the Seedling and Sprout, has a new film, The Present, currently touring the U.S. The Present showcases a smattering of different kinds of equipment ridden by surfers like Dane Reynolds, Dave Rastovich, Dan Malloy, Joel Tudor, Rob Machado, Chelsea Georgeson-Hedges, Sofia Mulonovich, Michel Junod, CJ Nelson, Devon Howard, Alex Knost, and Kassia Meador, among others. See The Present at Portland, Oregan’s Clinton St. Theater April 2, Olympia, Washington’s Capitol Theater April 3, and Seattle (TBD) April 4. Each show will have live music by Mattson 2. For the film’s trailer see Patagonia’s Tin Shed. Go here for tour info and pre-sale tickets.
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