surf report web sites?

[Cake]

Hello!!

I was just wondering if anyone can recomend some good web sites that give surf reports around the UK?

If I am going to drive from manchester I need to know when its flat and when its not!

Thanks!

[tree_hugger]

where are you driving to cake if its the south west i find sjs forecast on a1surf.com is pretty acuratei think it may do forecast for the rest of the coasts as well.
surf mello

[defuzz]

the bbc is quite good for Cornwall/Devon

www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall
www.bbc.co.uk/devon

not sure if they give surf reports further afield

[jonny]

Best site I have found is:

http://www.eyeball-surfcheck.co.uk/

I have found Matt to be the most consitantly accurate and honest forecaster around. They do tri-weekly email updates as well as updates live web-cam updates. They also have a lively community and forum on there too.

Be careful as SOME forecast sites are based from a surfboard business that run nearby the beach they report on. Now it's of course, the better the surf - the more punters they will have hiring surfboards, buying t-shirts etc.

It could therefore be in their very best interest to "big-up" the report a little. Maybe call a 1foot barely surfable wave a 2foot and perfect wave. Maybe hang around long enough to get a photo of the one off rogue decent wave on a generally flat day.

Best advice is to check a few sites out.

Even better is to learn to forecast waves yourself - all the data you could possible need is out there - it;s just a matter of understanding it. Try these too:

http://www.oceanweather.com/data/NorthSea/index.html
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/cha ... ation.html
http://www.poletopole.org/flash/viewer.php?MID=1

[astral]

www.surfline.com you have to pay, but its not very much, and you get updates and cams from all over the world! its thier LOLA feature

[SingleFin]

My favourite site's http://magicseaweed.com. It's got pretty much everything you'll ever need... You could also try http://www.rigbrother.com which has forecasts made simple...

[sinistapenguin]

a1surf.com and coldswell.com have loads of webcams showing conditions.

there's also a site called swell-forecast.com which teaches you how to predict swells

Cheers

Sinista

[Cake]

Thank you everyone!!

I will be looking at these with interest!

Cake

[PapaW]

From manchester you'll prob be heading to north wales.. you will need. - www.westcoastsurf.co.uk

Also.. think about le4arning to read WAM charts so you can see for your self in advance for good conditions. see - www.magicseaweed.com for the chats and WAM animations or swell wind and period.