Not just for surfers but beachgoers...

Posted:
Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:56 pm
by Dutchy
Thought there might be a few out there that like to hit the beach during summer, these surf sites not only have surf reports but some great webcams that scan beaches such as Southport, Seaford, Chtion, Boomer, Knights etc...check them out if you want to know what its like down the beach before you head off...
http://www.swellnet.com.auhttp://www.surfsouthoz.comand if your a surfer they can save you plenty of petrol money!
Re: Not just for surfers but beachgoers...

Posted:
Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:25 pm
by mighty_tiger_79
do they scan the female beachgoers as well????????
Re: Not just for surfers but beachgoers...

Posted:
Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:40 am
by Andy #24
Just to let everyone know, the guy who does the forecasts for the Mid Coast on Swellnet is a halfwit. Consistently 1-2 foot off. You read the forecast, get excited thinking there's going to be some decent waves there, wake up in the morning, read the surf report and smash your computer. Dead set, the next time swellnet reads 10+ft, I'm going to break out he mal to catch some ripples.
Re: Not just for surfers but beachgoers...

Posted:
Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:54 pm
by Dutchy
true....thats why always check surfsouthoz also...the other day swellnet had the mid at 3-4ft!, its rarely 3 foot and never ever gets to 4 foot in my 25 years of surfing there....swellnet's Southport cam is great though so you can actually check it yourself.....
Re: Not just for surfers but beachgoers...

Posted:
Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:18 pm
by Andy #24
Dutchy wrote:true....thats why always check surfsouthoz also...the other day swellnet had the mid at 3-4ft!, its rarely 3 foot and never ever gets to 4 foot in my 25 years of surfing there....swellnet's Southport cam is great though so you can actually check it yourself.....
The actual surf report for the day is fine just the forecast is ******. 1-2 foot difference in size makes the difference between surfable and not there.
When in the country I find
http://www.surf-forecast.com and
http://www.buoyweather.com useful. KI buoy not working at the moment though.