[talk-au] Mapping surf breaks

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

On Thu, 25 Aug 2022 at 11:43, Josh Marshall <josh.p.marshall at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> 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.
>

Please do share when ready, as I am also well & truly *not* a surfer! (I'm
actually a boatie so I'm / they're the enemy! :-))

I like the idea of separate tags too:
> - some may be more necessary than others
> - better than trying to cram them all into one
> - can be added to over time, rather than a formalised :conditional=
>

Yep.


> 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.
>

Perfectly!


> 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.
>

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"


> I found this article to be the most succinct and detached summary of
> conditions required for particular breaks:
> https://unravelsurftravel.com/understanding-waves/
>

Yep, good article, but one bit there made me think?

" To surf the best waves possible you need to know how different swell
directions impact upon a particular surf spot"

How do we say that the ideal, best conditions are "this", but usual
conditions are "that"?

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! :-))

Can you think of any way of tagging normal v ideal?

  Thanks

Graeme
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