Out of frying pan into fire?
A dark cloud of deep shame and embarrassment has, officially, descended upon Surfline. The World Surf League’s “official forecasting partner” has been riding high-ish over the past two decades, transforming itself from a telephone call-in service to robust internet prognosticator to monopoly-adjacent beach video n advice one-stop-shop. To surf media powerhouse without peer.
Impressive.
Though the chicken, “the bigger they are, the harder they fall,” has come home to roost during the currently stillborn Outerknown Tahiti Pro.
Surfline opened its pre-event communiques traditionally, promising initial small swell quickly growing to five-to-seven feet then double-overhead+ toward the end of the waiting period.
Who was there to dispute?
Second largest forecasting site Magic Seaweed?
Surfline purchased in 2017 so no.
Panic may have clawed at current number one Filipe Toledo’s mind, making its way to his lion-adorned heart. Then again, Surfline has been known to exaggerate and Toledo has possibly slept easy, taking a well-advised wait and see approach to very scary, when medium sized, waves.
Well, with a complete and utter lack of swell bumping up against Teahupoo’s famed reef, Surfline has looked more and more foolish by the day. Comical, even, as the company’s senior forecaster lashed out at reality/BeachGrit, insisting that the waves are, in fact, robust and tricks/#fakenews is being utilized.
Cartoonish.
The World Surf League, clearly paying attention, has done its best to divert attention from the clown show with CEO Erik Logan prancing around onstage wearing the world’s largest lei, but inside the Santa Monica headquarters blood must be boiling.
Hot enough to drop Surfline?
Who would replace as “official forecasting partner?”
Early rumors suggest Swellnet may be a front-runner.
Even though the Australian site suffered an embarrassing slap, months ago, by being fingered an un-repentant voyeur by the government, could it be a better choice than buffoonish Surfline?
The Outerknown Tahiti Pro has just been called on.
Let’s see if Joe Turpel can single-voicedly alter reality.
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My mom says you’re not nice. 😁
Why do they need a official weather forecaster anyway , any surfers worth their salt can read a weather chart and a barometer , the WSl pre picks the event windows and that’s what they get , surf forecaster or not , it’s all just a load of bullshit just piss the forecasters off all they do is increase crowds anyway.
It’s simple…just change the definition of the wave heights and call anyone who challenges it a fascist climate denier.
Seems to be working for the western media so why not Surfline?
Doing what she’s been doing so she can do what she’s always done thus allowing her to do what she does?
Surfline, the American version of Baghdad Bob.
Or the entirety of the western media.
That’s fucking priceless, considering where we are.
I’m sure Layne could have forecasted today for rest of the event – she talked about everything else – like drinking acid and being a nurse and still holding the records for straight world titles etc etc
You’re hired! Chief WSL forcaster with a wet finger held high.
There’s a Coffey sisters/wet finger joke in there somewhere but I ain’t had my morning joint yet so I’ll leave it to someone else.
How about BG be a competitor to surfline or swellnet. They make real money.
Love the 80s shred glam rock intro music.
Unidentified man can’t keep TayAhHooPaw’Aw off his mind, his brain, or his head…
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No, they can’t afford that.
*anything
45 minutes!
We understand if you last for only 1.
You know me well.
Sounds like an opportunity to me. Given all the data readily available, perhaps BG should issue its own forecast? Tongue well place in check of course.
tarantula in the neighbor’s yard!
Kamala?
As we sat in a semi-upscale Laguna restaurant tonight, wondering if our attire could possibly match the style Chas has procured, we self-aggrandized the epic 1-2 swell we just surfed while discussing the CODE RED from July. YES it became a topic de jure of massive crowds due to Surfline enticing every east of the 5 surfer bro to show up and fight for waves with the true locals, whoever they are. BUT we realized we are the enemy as we doubled up on Corzo and Coors Light…all thanks to Surfline!
Cameras fuck surf breaks. It’s as simple as that.
But imagine seeing the mass of humanity on camera fighting for So Cal or Gold Coast waves? And then choosing to go anywhere but to the beach.
let’s go by Cerritos auto square, honey. that cadillac!
Hahahar
Yea, they’re beyond redemption.
Gotta try and save the quiet places, tho.
Kids round here are getting a bit fucken frisky with the cell phones.
Silly little fucks.
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Las Brisas?
NOOOO, I don’t do white table clothes but they are a good option! South of Nicks as their tequila offering is medicinal as is their food.
Science for The People™️ !
Excellent. Thanks vonr.
Pip should be using Buio App to tame his fears… Or when to book the ticket to the mainland :).
The forecast in the screenshot is from the bare bone NOAA model for that south Tahiti buoy, so no extra portion of “subjective hype to rally the crowds” added here.
Looks solid thou.
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3 good reasons why should we download your app?
best I’ve seen, thanks
You’ve never seen me deliver pizzas.
Free bumper stickers too!! John Lindsey retired from Diablo in June….he was great, kept it simple as well.
You do read the comments, Chas….
Heading photo is amazing. So serious.
he’s in the witness protection program…and the weatherwoman>