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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
SURF SCIENCE: FORECASTER CHRIS BORG ON RED TIDE
John D. of Landlocked, KS writes: Why do I keep hearing about the red tide invading our shores? Should I be concerned? JD, the phenomena you’re referring to does not involve…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
STING RAYS ARE HERE TO STAY
Increased reports of painful stings along Southern California‘s beaches over fall and winter reminds us that stingrays don’t follow calendars, they show up when they please, not…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
SHARK MIGRATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Not since Jaws has shark hysteria surged like last year in Southern California. But instead of a lone-wolf, animatronic behemoth inciting fear from the silver screen, last year…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
MORE ON THE SCIENCE BEHIND KELLY’S SURF RANCH
Putting any deeper philosophical debate aside, there is nary a surfer alive that doesn’t dream of surfing Kelly’s man-made wave at the Surf Ranch. With plans progressing for an…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
UNDERSTANDING THE CONTINENTAL SHELF AND BATHYMETRY OF THE EAST COAST
Surfline user Jeff writes: “Atlantic southern hemi swells in the north east have always intrigued me. I have surfed some long period southern ocean stuff while growing up at the…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
OCEAN ODDITIES: PACIFIC’S PLASTIC ISLAND
Ever since people invented trash, the sea has served as our favorite dump.Getting rid of garbage on land is hard work, and it involves burning and/or burial. Burning rubbish…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
UNDERSTANDING HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE WINDS
nquisitive Surfline user “Barry” writes: “Ok so I’ve been looking at the details and I’ve already got stumped. As I understand it, wind starts from air moving from high…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
LOVELY LOLA: OUR TOP 6 PURPLE BLOBS (SO FAR)
Few things in the world of surf forecasting elicit the visceral reaction that a ‘purple blob’ does when LOLA indicates it is aimed at your local break. The average surfer might…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
WAVE ENERGY, DECAY AND DIRECTION
Waves and swell are created by wind. Around the earth, we have areas of high air pressure and areas of low air pressure in the atmosphere. Think of the air as liquid, as water.…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
WHAT CAUSES STORMS?
Surfline user Josh writes: “Dearest Rad Forecasters, Why does the South Pacific act up (send swell) during its winter & why does the North Pacific send us swell during…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
WHY NEGATIVE TIDES ARE LESS EXTREME THAN HIGH TIDES
An inquisitive Surfline user writes . . . “Can you explain why tides often go very high, but rarely go that far negative?” I was curious of this as well, and after doing some…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
FLUCTUATING WATER TEMPS
“In regards to local water temp.. I am curious if the swell direction has anything to do with bringing in colder or warmer water.. I know it is winter and everything is colder…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REFRACTION AND DIFFRACTION
A Physic’s definition of refraction involves a change in the direction of waves as they pass from one medium to another. This is due to energy conservation when a wave changes…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
SURFLINE’S RATING OF SURF HEIGHTS AND QUALITY
Have you ever wondered how does Surfline determines surf heights and quality ratings? If so, you’re in luck, because we dug through the archives to resurface this article from…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
MECHANICS OF SAQUAREMA
The WSL World Championship Tour returns to Saquarema this week, one of Brazil’s premiere surfing arenas, for the Oi Rio Pro. Within the Saquarema zone, the WSL has the option of…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
SCIENCE BEHIND THE SURF – WE ARE WEATHER GEEKS
Surfline’s forecasters are some of the most learned people in all of surfing. Surfline’s Chief Meteorologist Mark Willis recently shared some of this wave knowledge and…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
OCEAN ODDITIES: PACIFIC’S PLASTIC ISLAND
Ever since people invented trash, the sea has served as our favorite dump.Getting rid of garbage on land is hard work, and it involves burning and/or burial. Burning rubbish…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
WHY DO WAVES COME IN SETS?
This is a very complex question which has been a personal quest of mine to figure out for nearly 30 years — and this is what I’ve learned: The wind in the midst of storms…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
Does Tide Affect Surf Conditions? Is There a Best Tide to Go Surfing?
Have you ever wondered how tide influences surf conditions, and whether or not there is a “best” tide for surfing? Surfline’s Jonathan Warren weighs in on this oft-misunderstood…
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potatrick (27)in #surfing • 7 years ago
THE DANGERS OF SURFING AFTER A RAIN
To surf, or not to surf. That’s the question many of us frequently face, when a deluge falls from above, surface streets are lined with tributaries, and bacterial runoff rushes…
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