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About WOW

wavescape_swellgraph_th Welcome to Wavescape Ocean Watch (WOW). This page gives a general overview of the technology we use, how we present it and where we get the data from. We publish marine forecasts three times a day for 10 regions and more than 40 beach locations. Spike analyses the data and publishes a short blurb on each regional page summarising his interpretation of the figures.

How to Read the Reports

Compare the trends in the info to the real situation at your spot to build a profile that works for you. Each day's info represents a snapshot - a fixed point - on a moving curve, going up or coming down. Small swell on Day 1 and big swell on Day 2 obviously indicates an upward trend between 2pm on Day 1 and 2pm on Day 2.

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