Checkin the Surf, Digitally

Nic Smith — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:43:32 +0000

I had a message come through from a friend the other day about some 25-foot waves hitting a shores of Tofino, BC. Tofino is a spectacular surf spot on the west coast of Vancouver Island, yes they do have surfing in Canada. The surf report was sent over via a popular surf watcher website called magic seaweed. The site pulls together information on swell, wind, and wave height from buoys that measure ocean data for surf breaks all over the world, letting surfers from coast to coast find where the break will be as if they were checking the weather.

To go one step further surfers can also check web cams to see real time video of the break, gives a new meaning to couch surfing. The 25 foot waves should be hitting Cox bay in Tofino Saturday Nov. 7 you can watch it happen here.

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Checkin the Surf, Digitally