In answer to the question of, “What does LOLA stand for?” a representative from the company stated that it was a ” a computer model that crunches data…from offshore buoys” while also “orbiting satellites to measure hurricane-force winds and tremendous wave heights around the world”.
What does Lotus mean in Surfline?
LOTUS is our new forecasting model; the successor of LOLA.A spot showing LOTUS has a forecast generated by the model data alone. Where you see text such as “fair to good” these spots have had a human generated forecast, as well as input from the model data.
How do you read a Surfline report?
Surfline’s surf quality scale
– 1 = FLAT: No waves mean no surfing. – 2 = VERY POOR: The forecast may include words like “lack of surf,” “bad,” or even “very stormy.” – 3 = POOR: Due to wind and a poor tide, there are only some fair waves to surf this morning. – 4 = POOR to FAIR: Low to average waves.
What does peaky mean in surfing?
dropping in – catching someone else’s wave. Not a good thing to do. duck dive – diving under an oncoming wave as you paddle out. dune – a big peaky wave. fakie –riding backwards on a surf board with the tail first.
How do you read a surf buoy?
As an example: a reading of 10 feet at 20 seconds would be considered a long-period swell while a reading of 10 feet at 12 seconds would be a short-period swell. Again, a longer-period swell will be cleaner while a shorter-period swell will be a bit more mixed up and look like storm surf.”
What is Lola Surfline?
LOLA, the Surfline swell model that spurred a forecasting revolution, is retiring after 20 years. The brainchild of Sean Collins and William O’Reilly, LOLA provided timely and accurate forecasts for millions of surfers around the world over the past two decades.
What does dark blue mean on Surfline?
Poor/Poor to Fair
Blue – Poor/Poor to Fair. Green – Fair. Orange – Good.
What is a good wave height for beginner surfers?
GOOD WAVE HEIGHT FOR BEGINNER SURFERS? Generally speaking the smaller the better — but not too small that you can’t get moving. This usually means waves in the 1.5 – 2ft range (occasionally 3ft if you’re up to it).
What tide is best for surfing?
The best tide for surfing in most cases is low, to an incoming medium tide. Keep in mind low-tide on shallow surf breaks jack the waves up higher, leaving less room between the water’s surface and ocean bottom. Always know the area you’re surfing and avoid shallow reef and rock obstacles if possible.
Is high or low tide better for surfing?
In general, the best tide for surfing is anywhere from an hour after low tide to an hour before high. This gives you 4 hours, plenty of time for most surfers. This is because rip currents going out to sea are much more likely on an outgoing tide, so surfing after low on an incoming tide is best.
What is a surf jetty?
Jetties are coastal structures that on occasion improve surfing conditions. Even though there is an increasing volume of literature on the ways ordinary waves transform into surfing waves, the mechanics of surfing breaks around jetties has not been explored in detail.
What is a fat wave?
Fat waves occur when the water is just barley shallow enough for the wave to break. The wave doesn’t really jack up, but just feathers at the top. Fat waves are fun for longboards and perfect for learning. Crumbly waves are in-between fat waves and tubing waves.
What does off the wall mean in surfing?
General Description. Off the wall is a wave just down the beach from Pipeline. The wave is for advanced riders only and is very busy when it’s going off. This is mainly a right hand wave, best in a north swell. There is a left but it is a poor second to the main right hander.
What determines wave height?
Wave height is affected by wind speed, wind duration (or how long the wind blows), and fetch, which is the distance over water that the wind blows in a single direction. If wind speed is slow, only small waves result, regardless of wind duration or fetch.
What is a wave buoy?
Wave Buoys are used to measure the state of the ocean surface, primarily wave height. Using accelerometers and internal gyroscopic systems, these Wave Buoys capture additional and important information including wave direction.
Is Surfer magazine still published?
Surfer Magazine, the first major print magazine dedicated to surfing and surf culture and often referred to as “the Bible of our sport”, was closed down by its parent company A360 Media (formerly American Media) on Friday October 2nd 2020.
What does black mean on Surfline?
Each primary, secondary and tertiary swell is given its own color-coded line on the three-day graph (H), with the combined wave height indicated in black. The dominant wave period for each individual swell is indicated in the corresponding color (T) below the graph.
What does highlighted conditions mean on Surfline?
If the conditions are close to optimal, you will see those conditions highlighted in light yellow. If the swell OR the wind are optimal for that spot, they are highlighted in dark yellow. If the swell AND the winds are optimal, they are highlighted in dark yellow and the optimal icon (Surfline logo) shows.
Can you surf 1ft waves?
As a general rule, if it’s only 1ft, it’s pretty difficult to surf on, unless you longboard or are a lightweight grom/ shredding machine!
Do surfers shave their legs?
While not universal, in the same way that some road cyclists apparently don’t shave their legs (so we’re told) most surfers keep their downstairs at least trim, if not balder than Kojak in a Veet factory.
Is a 3ft wave big?
As far as I’m concerned, three feet is the perfect size for a wave. It’s big enough that you can ride a shortboard and still have some decent faces to work with, but it’s small enough to bust out the longboard and work on your nose-riding without worrying about bouncing your head off the reef.
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