how do i know when there are going to be good waves

[Guest]

im from the south coast of ireland. i want to be able to predict if the waves are going to be good so that i can bring my board to work and head to the beach right after work.

[roxyhun]

search surf report online.They tell you the report so you know when to go.

[kieran]

Online reports are good when you are starting but usually restricted to a few areas.
If you look hard there is a wealth of knowledge about predicting from charts and WAMS.
From personal experience the best way to know if the conditions are good is to predict yourself. You will gradually end up knowing what conditions work best for your local beach.

Its another difficult aspect of surfing to grasp but well worth the time and effort

There are a few books about the subject out aswell

Kieran

[Guest]

i normaly use

http://magicseaweed.com/knowledge.php3

for all the wave boy data

and

http://facs.scripps.edu/images/euranim.gif

noramly from those you can tell when theres gonna be some good surf