Again...Almost Every single forecast, there is more of a westerly component of that actual swell than what is forecasted. If you do verification with station 44097 you will see this. Currently a 226 degree swell(due sw) when it's forecast to be SSE at 10pm If the forecast says a S swell....it's either SSW or SW On the block island buoy. If the forecast says SW swell....It's WSW. It's like clockwork. THere's a south bias on the models. I've seen this year after year during the summer on south swell events. Again NOT a knock on this site. It's a great site. Just something I notice with the models.
I think he's angling for a job, he'll perfect the RI report. HE KNOWS THERES A BIAS!!!!!!!!!!! Damn you Swellinfo why? Why does there have to be a bias?
better this than the standard "BRO THIS SITE SUKS UR FORECASTING SUKS IM GOIN 2 SURFLINE". at least he's got some data behind his criticism. again, the lesson here is sw swells suck, no matter how you slice it.
only type of south swell we get is SE...were not getting jack from this. atleast you all got some bumps out there
Yeah man seriously, WTH. I mean, the swell was better than forecasted this morning...SO LAME! I totally wish it said double overhead so everyone and their mom would be out! Yet again Swell Info, you have kept the crowds away...I love you (in a platonic way).
and this is why they call it a forecast. That worried, drive your happy butt down to the beach and check it yourself, don't whine....I got a little cheese for you
tourist thing Swell is working with the government to increase more tourists = raise profits in tourist attraction areas = blue ball locals. damn obama...
God how I wish you kids grew up in a time before the internet. If we wanted to surf, we called Shags on Indianlantic and got a live report. If it was 2-4 or bigger, we went east. After a 3 hour drive, you got there and it was dead flat or 4-6 ft. You never knew if it was getting bigger or smaller. Man up and quit whining. Your lucky to live in a time when you can pull up a forecast on your phone. I for one want to thank you swellinfo for your work. I appreciate it more than you know. Like my dad used to say, "What do you want for nothing, your money back?"
Haha, I remember doing that for years, especially on the 2 lane 192. Then if you saw too many cars with boards heading back you got that sinking feeling that the swell was gone. The anticipation of pulling up to Indianlantic boardwalk was nerve wracking to say the least but when it was good you felt freaking stoked off your rocker.
SW swells are good in some areas where I am. Of course it turned out to be a sw swell here and not the south swell that was forecasted as usual. lol That being said, this swell was weak, confused, and very disorganized. It felt like it was a 5 second period swell. I think maybe something was mixing in with it. Not a very good swell even if you got on it when the winds were good.
God I hated that thumbs up, thumbs down thing, lol. If I was going I was going and didn't need some slob going in the opposite direction harshing my vibe. You could never tell if they were a good surfer that felt waist high perfection was below them or a total kook that was leaving because it was chest high plus and he was scared. I would purposely look the other way when a board came by.
there is swell... but its a windy mess.... I feel bad for all of you that are able to paddle out and dont have to be at work for 15 hours tomorrow (and today) working massachusetts tax free holiday. Bummer dudes
Exactly, I much prefer the extremely useful threads, like what music do you like, or should I buy the new Rusty or Merrick.
