Surfline or Swellinfo ?

for the mid-atlantic, swellinfo hands down.

 

Swellinfo for swell info (heh), and Magic Seaweed for winds.

 

swellinfo for the surf. surfline for the cams

 

the convenient route is oft-times the rough road

If you understand how the forecast 'gets done' then Surfline has a ton of valuable info. HD cams are fun to look at, but hardly the be-all on whether to paddle out.

Highly recommended on Surfline: the 4-day nearshore & the 5 day LOLA. Also check out windguru.com.
('Cause swell don't mean a thing if it got too much wind.)

If you want pretty accurate wind forecasts, the tide info, & frequently updated swell forecast then Swellinfo is a good resource. MS has done a good job of dumbing it down to the common denominator (and this is kudos, not criticism). Plus, MS is very conscious of his audience & pays attention to what east coast guys would like from a forecasting site. Cool.

Combine wind, swell, tide info with what direction the sand under your feet is facing & you can pretty much get a gameplan.

If you just want somebody to tell you where to go surf, well, then...you is what it is.

 

i use all three, swellinfo/surfline/msw. they all have their ups and downs

 

Yep..... Same here

 

100% surfline for Delmarva's surf forecast. Swellinfo is only good for forum trolling.

 

swell info for the forecast hands down, it is pretty spot on and when it is not, it is usually under forecasted which is nice for me and the guys here so its not crowded. just my .02

 

ITS all swell baby,1)accurate forecasting 2)The forum has more interesting characters then fake wrestling 3)If its fo free its fo me 4)Besides the stay thirsty dude who is cooler then the little green man.Seriously

 

swellinfo... duh... best site around

The windfinder app is pretty good too, but not as good as this!

 

gotta love the visuals on the swellinfo forecasts, but how about all those cams on thesurfersview?

 

I've grown out of surfline, watch the surf news there. Swellinfo by far has the best forecasting. Love it when you get the chime in's on the forum from the staff! Thesurfersview by far has the best cams! Also you all should check out Prosurfcoaches on facebook, Robbie will coach your sessions and does a daily eyeball surf forecast which is fantastic.

Swellinfo life would not be the same with you! Thanks Dawg get pitted.

 

just like action above me said robbies the man. Swellinfo is prob the best one out there but no one does it better then robbie look up pro surf coaches on facebook then subscribe to their eyeball report and if you live in the new jersey/ new york region you will get updates on any and every swell thats coming our way. plus he runs a killer surf camp called happy barrels

 

every morning i get up and check swellinfo and magicseaweed. I print off magicseaweed and then take it with me to the bathroom because it makes great toilet paper.

 

Ha!

Swell Info hands down for forecasting NC. I compare the winds and wave heights to this tool I have on my favorite fishing site fryingpantower.com--the tool is called Reefcast.
MSW for Caribbean forecasting, mainly Barbados
Surfline for the the news

 

for 2-3 days out, read the newspaper and look for Lows and cold fronts around PA and OH

 

Swellinfo has a good forcast for couple days in advance. Surfline has better longrange projection, like for surf trips.