Win Five Nights Accommodation At Faja Lodges in Madeira
Surf-Forecast has teamed up with Faja Lodges to give away five nights of accommodation for two people at their Studio Ash in Madeira.
Kelly Slater: On Being Local
"Surfing seemed like this mysterious, mystical adventure to me in some way. I’d look at surf magazines of waves and distant lands and imagine going to that place one day." Kelly Slater
Life and Surf-Forecast Hacks With Miguel Castrillón
I’ll never forget my first surfboard. It was a 6’7” that my Dad got by swapping a speargun he had found scuba diving.
How Surf-Forecast’s Wave Energy Tool Is Like Volume For Surfboards
“It’s all about those sweet, sweet kilojoules,” was one comment on a Reddit thread. “I live in Indo, and one of my favourite waves only works with less than 350 energy, so I'm the opposite; always hoping it will drop below that,” was another.
Matt Barr of Looking Sideways X Surf-Forecast
Podcaster Matt Barr shares his journey as an ‘enthusiastic intermediate’ surfer in Brighton, UK, using the Surf-Forecast app—especially its Energy Rating—to gauge wave power. He also reflects on the communal, ritualistic side of surfing in tough conditions.
The Ugly Duckling: Torren Martyn’s Surfboard Odyssey by Sail
In The Ugly Duckling, Torren Martyn teams up with shaper Simon Jones and filmmaker Kelly Foote for a sailing-surfing journey through Southeast Asia—crafting boards, chasing waves, and redefining twin-fin performance in remote reef passes.