[talk-au] Mapping surf breaks

[Warin]

On 25/8/22 15:44, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
>
> 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?


Ssurfing_typical=*

surfing_exceptional=*


??

>
>   Thanks
>
> Graeme
>
>
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