Buoy Alarm - A Tool To Monitor & Forecast Surf Conditions

Wanted to let you folks know about a buoy forecasting tool I've been working on called Buoy Alarm. The site has all major North American buoys, including those in the California, Hawaii, and Florida. Soon you'll be able to set alarms based on buoy conditions, so you'll receive a notification once those conditions are met.

There's a lot of other surf forecast sources out there, and this is not meant to be a replacement to them, but rather a complementary tool to give you the data you need to make your own local predictions and analysis. After watching the charts and comparing them to your own experiences, you'll be able to tune your own spots and truly dial in your own personal forecast.

Check it out:

http://www.buoyalarm.com

Thanks,
Chris

Chris, I had removed this post initially since it seemed like just another spam post. But you were very helpful to some folks asking questions about reading surf forecasts in another discussion so I recovered this post. Thanks for helping others out and please take no offense to the post removal.

Nice! I really like the forecast tool, seems more thorough then other buoy forecasts I have used. Can you set up email alerts?

Lookin pretty sweet so far :)

Thanks Rob, can't believe it's been over two years since this original post. Been pushing forward slowly, but the application is nearing a release state.

Cliff180: no email alerts at the moment, but when we launch there will be email and text message alert notifications.

Our forecast models are taken from the NOAA Wavewatch III global model data that corresponds to the physical buoy GPS locations. The current line chart shows the six-most-prominent swell components.

For a peek at the new look, check out the Buoy Alarm blog, which has forecast outlooks using the new 6-day model bar charts. Here's a link to the latest Southern California forecast: http://bit.ly/qxLHog