BEN MACARTNEY's guest appearances

BEN MACARTNEY

PODCAST - SURF MASTERY

Michael Gervais

John Demartini

Tom Carroll

Pete Evans

Kyle Thiermann

Kale Brock

Nam Baldwin

Matt Formston

Devon Howard

Jamie Brisick

Surfboard Shaper

David Hall

Michael Rintala

Brad Gerlach

Taylor Knox

OwlTail

Ben has been the Head forecaster at Coastalwatch for ten years. In this episode, he explains how waves are made, what he looks for when making surf predictions, dispels some common misbeliefs about reading synoptic charts, describes some of the nuances of swells and most importantly educates us on how to find the best waves. We also talk about how secondary and tertiary swells affect the primary swell and your local break. If you have never looked at a synoptic chart, isobar map, satellite image etc, then this episode may be a little confusing (unless you are in front of google &amp; can look up the referenced images). Below are some links to some introductory tutorials that will get you up to speed pretty quickly. Most of the references are based on Australian, and Indonesian surf. Show Notes:Surf Forecasting Workshop April 2017 - http://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/21138/victoria-find-out-when-your-local-will-fireSurf Forecast Glossary - http://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/13106/surf-forecast-glossarySurf Forecasting Tutorial - http://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/forecasting-tutorialsGreat Circles - http://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/177/forecasting-tutorial-great-circles Tropical Cyclone Winston  East Coast Low  A long stretch of fetch pointing to Indo Thundercloud Swell June 2012 NOAA - http://www.noaa.gov/http://www.bom.gov.au/Coastalwatch Forecast - http://www.coastalwatch.com/surf-forecasts

Ben has been the Head forecaster at Coastalwatch for ten years. In this episode, he explains how waves are made, what he looks for when making surf predictions, dispels some common misbeliefs about reading synoptic charts, describes some of the nuances of swells and most importantly educates us on how to find the best waves. We also talk about how secondary and tertiary swells affect the primary swell and your local break. If you have never looked at a synoptic chart, isobar map, satellite image etc, then this episode may be a little confusing (unless you are in front of google &amp; can look up the referenced images). Below are some links to some introductory tutorials that will get you up to speed pretty quickly. Most of the references are based on Australian, and Indonesian surf. Show Notes:Surf Forecasting Workshop April 2017 - <a href="http://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/21138/victoria-find-out-when-your-local-will-fire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/21138/victoria-find-out-when-your-local-will-fire</a>Surf Forecast Glossary - <a href="http://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/13106/surf-forecast-glossary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/13106/surf-forecast-glossary</a>Surf Forecasting Tutorial - <a href="http://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/forecasting-tutorials" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/forecasting-tutorials</a>Great Circles - <a href="http://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/177/forecasting-tutorial-great-circles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/177/forecasting-tutorial-great-circles</a> Tropical Cyclone Winston East Coast Low A long stretch of fetch pointing to Indo Thundercloud Swell June 2012 NOAA - <a href="http://www.noaa.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.noaa.gov/</a><a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bom.gov.au/</a>Coastalwatch Forecast -<a href="http://www.coastalwatch.com/surf-forecasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.coastalwatch.com/surf-forecasts</a>

021: BEN MACARTNEY - Chief Surf Forecaster at Coastalwatch