Searching for waves or wind you shouldn’t only look into the future, rather you should also have a deep look into the past to plan your perfect next surf trip. You should consider the historical conditions to quickly evaluate when to go where during the year to have the biggest chances of finding waves or winds which suit your surfing level.

We visualize 37 years of historical wave and wind data from the world’s largest archive of numerical weather and wave prediction data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
We use the global climatology to analyze the chances of the parameters crucial for surfing to occur with a certain magnitude, what we call consistency. Additionally cou can look at the 37 year mean, maxima, and minima. For the wave- and winddirection you can also look at the direction which occured the most often for a given month. If you want to know more about the relevant parameters you can click yourself through the descriptions on the left.

You will get a feeling of global and regional patterns and their spatial and temporal distribution. This helps you to decide when it’s best to travel where in the world on your search for surf and wind.

Our visualization is of course not suitable for making coastal spot forecasts for e.g. the next couple of days or weeks. Therefore you have to consider forecasting pros like e.g. Magicseaweed.

You will learn where the earth’s biggest storms occur and where the different sized swells arrive during the year. You can use this knowledge to figure out the best surf destination for your next vacations.