best way to get surf reports

[shamgod]

What is the best free website to get an idea what the surf around here is doing? Is it surfline?

[Russell]

Stormsurf.com

[carpjaws]

the weather box...great for the imagination...

[shamgod]

the weather box...great for the imagination...

what is that?

[Muguvian]

what is that?

I think he means a weather radio.

[JonS]

I think he means a weather radio.

NOAA doesn't offer an audio broadcast through the Internet yet in our area, but they do in others.

This local page has some great data available through the various links:

NOAA Weather Page (http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=lox&smap=1&textField1=34.42083&textField2=-119.69722)

Buoys (http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox/buoy.php)

[carpjaws]

http://santabarbarasurfer.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=289&stc=1&d=1200684711

what's carpjaws talking about? this is one version of the "weather box or weather radio (right Muguvian) and when we learned of these things back in the early 70's, wow...know before you go...and the surfing underground use to listen to a NOAA broadcaster describe the current ocean conditions...great for the imagination

[shamgod]

what's carpjaws talking about? this is one version of the "weather box or weather radio (right Muguvian) and when we learned of these things back in the early 70's, wow...know before you go...and the surfing underground use to listen to a NOAA broadcaster describe the current ocean conditions...great for the imagination[/QUOTE]


My era (80's) did the same. And of course, let's not forget the KMET surf report with Gabriel Wisdom, Jay Riddle etc. Then there were the County lifeguard phone recordings...

Swells were always rumors though, not the scientific precision of today--at least that's how I remember it.

[JonS]

what's carpjaws talking about? this is one version of the "weather box or weather radio (right Muguvian) and when we learned of these things back in the early 70's, wow...know before you go...and the surfing underground use to listen to a NOAA broadcaster describe the current ocean conditions...great for the imagination


My era (80's) did the same. And of course, let's not forget the KMET surf report with Gabriel Wisdom, Jay Riddle etc. Then there were the County lifeguard phone recordings...

Swells were always rumors though, not the scientific precision of today--at least that's how I remember it.[/QUOTE]

Ahhh.... The Might Met. In the 70's that was the ticket too.

Also we had KTYD's "State of the Sea" report brought you by "Surf-N'Wear".

Jeff White himself gave the report around 7:30 am.

[shamgod]

My era (80's) did the same. And of course, let's not forget the KMET surf report with Gabriel Wisdom, Jay Riddle etc. Then there were the County lifeguard phone recordings...

Swells were always rumors though, not the scientific precision of today--at least that's how I remember it.

Ahhh.... The Might Met. In the 70's that was the ticket too.

Also we had KTYD's "State of the Sea" report brought you by "Surf-N'Wear".

Jeff White himself gave the report around 7:30 am.

Part of KMET's spirit lives on at KTYD because Dave Perry works there! I actually bought Dave Perry's car a few months ago and he told me some great stories about the MET and why it shut down. Dave said KMET was an underground station where the jocks did what they wanted. But then they surged to the top of the ratings and all of a sudden the owners realized their little subversive station was worth a mint. Since it was suddenly valuable, they did what most owners do, they changed everything! Took away the autonomy of the dj's and started making rules, hiring dufus program directors. Next thing you know, the whole thing tanked.

[JonS]

Part of KMET's spirit lives on at KTYD because Dave Perry works there! I actually bought Dave Perry's car a few months ago and he told me some great stories about the MET and why it shut down. Dave said KMET was an underground station where the jocks did what they wanted. But then they surged to the top of the ratings and all of a sudden the owners realized their little subversive station was worth a mint. Since it was suddenly valuable, they did what most owners do, they changed everything! Took away the autonomy of the dj's and started making rules, hiring dufus program directors. Next thing you know, the whole thing tanked.

I think I remember starting to listen to KMET in 7th or 8th grade ('73 / '74)
because they also had Dr. Demento.

[shamgod]

I think I remember starting to listen to KMET in 7th or 8th grade ('73 / '74)
because they also had Dr. Demento.

Lat 70's for me I think. One thing about their surf report, it was always 1-2' in Santa Barbara. Those reports inspired me to move to San Diego because it always sounded better down there.

[Muguvian]

Ahhh...Late nights w/ Jim Ladd, his hour long Doors mixes were unreal. Always went to school tired from staying up too late listening.