<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 25 Aug 2022 at 11:43, Josh Marshall <<a href="mailto:josh.p.marshall@gmail.com">josh.p.marshall@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="direction:ltr"><br></div><div style="direction:ltr">I tasked the kid with drawing the ideal surf map, and he’s really stuck into it… and it’s given me more to think about how the features should be drawn.</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Please do share when ready, as I am also well & truly <i>not</i> a surfer! (I'm actually a boatie so I'm / they're the enemy! :-)) <br></div><div></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="direction:ltr"><div style="direction:ltr">I like the idea of separate tags too:</div><div style="direction:ltr">- some may be more necessary than others</div><div style="direction:ltr">- better than trying to cram them all into one</div><div style="direction:ltr">- can be added to over time, rather than a formalised :conditional=</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yep.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div>Always feet. When surfers talk about wave size, it’s much like fishing aficionados talking about the size of their catch, if you know what I’m getting at.</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Perfectly!</div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div></div><div>But “size” is variable, what would need to be tagged is “minimum swell size” for a break to be rideable… which is a more scientific measure and reported formally.</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Hmmm, wouldn't that then vary concerning the board? You often hear the news say "it'll only be a couple of feet / knee high (& does that option need mentioning?), so break out your small wave board & head on down"<br></div><div></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><br></div><div>I found this article to be the most succinct and detached summary of conditions required for particular breaks:</div><div><a href="https://unravelsurftravel.com/understanding-waves/" target="_blank">https://unravelsurftravel.com/understanding-waves/</a></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yep, good article, but one bit there made me think?</div><div><br></div><div>"
To surf the best waves possible you need to know how different swell directions impact upon a particular surf spot"</div><div><br></div><div>How do we say that the ideal, best conditions are "this", but usual conditions are "that"?</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier I mentioned about the Kirra Superbank that only occurs a "few" times per year. While the rest of the year is perfectly acceptable, those few times are exceptional! (Think rides over 1 km long! :-)) <br></div><div><br></div><div>Can you think of any way of tagging normal v ideal?<br> </div><div><br></div><div> Thanks<div><br></div><div>Graeme</div></div><br></div></div>