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// C STREET · RINCON · MALIBU

Should you paddle out? Ask the buoys.

SurfWatch 805 is a small, private surf forecast for three spots and the crews who surf them. It reads the NOAA buoys and an open wave model, turns them into one go / don't-go score per spot, and shows who's paddling out when.

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Free. A small crew, so every request is read by a person. iPhone via TestFlight, everyone else on the web.
46025 Santa Monica Basin4602546053 East Santa Barbara4605346054 West Santa Barbara4605446221 Santa Monica Bay46221C StreetRinconMalibuN20 km
our three spots NOAA buoys we read every 10 minutes
// HOW IT WORKS

From buoy to beach

  1. 01Read the waterEvery 10 minutes we check four NOAA buoys, plus an hourly wave and wind model and the tide tables. We never touch anyone else’s forecast.
  2. 02One score per spotEach spot has its own swell window, tide band and wind direction. The swell, size, wind and tide add up to one 0–100 score, an estimated size range, and the best window to go.
  3. 03The crew closes the loopFriends vote for a spot and time slot, then report back how it really was. Over time the reports show where the forecast runs big or small.
// WHAT YOU GET

Less guessing, more sessions

Go / don’t-go scoreFiring, Good, Fair or Poor for C Street, Rincon and Malibu, now and for the next five days.
Crew plannerSee who’s going where, at dawn, morning, midday or afternoon, and leave a short note.
Forecast checkQuick post-session reports measure how right we were, spot by spot.
Swell alertsA push when a swell you care about is a few hours out, held until morning if it arrives at night.
Wind-turn time“Glassy until ~10:30am” for each spot, so you know how long the window lasts.
Wetsuit and rain flagA suit suggestion from buoy water temperature, and a runoff warning after rain.

Sizes are estimates from buoy and model data, shown as ranges. Accuracy is checked against what the crew actually reports.

// SIGN UP

Request to join

SurfWatch 805 is free and run for a small crew, so a person reads every request.

  1. 1Send the form. Just your name, an email and where you surf.
  2. 2Get your crew code by email. On iPhone you also get a TestFlight invite from Apple.
  3. 3Sign in with the code. No password to remember.
Sign-up isn't open yet.Ask a friend in the crew for a code, then sign in.
// PRIVACY AND DATA

Small on purpose

SurfWatch 805 runs on one server owned by Jesper, not a big cloud. We keep only what the app needs, and we'll delete your data when you ask.

What we storeYour sign-up email (only to send your code and invite), display name, the spots and slots you vote for, optional notes, session reports, and a push token if you turn notifications on.
What we don’tNo location, no contacts, no passwords, no ads, no tracking, no newsletters. Face ID stays on your phone.
Who sees itYour name, votes and notes are visible to your crew. Nothing is public.
LeavingSign out in Settings to remove this device and its votes. Ask Jesper to delete everything else. Declined requests are deleted.
SurfWatch 805