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Forecasting

The truth of the matter is, we not not Surfline or Wavewatch. We do not have funding or investments in wave modeling technology. We do not have sponsorships or deals or even a paid staff. We’re just PNW surfers tired of relying on UK-based or corporate websites while having to check a multitude of sources to increase our chances of better waves.

Our forecasts are simple. They lack the detailed data that some use to make surfing decisions - swell direction and period. The plan is to provide this data at some point and provide all the available data necessary to make an informed decision.

Yet regardless of how accurate or detailed our forecasts become, local knowledge of an area will always rule, and that’s something earned and not ever provided on SurfPioneer.

Surfix with Mark Sponsler

We’re stoked to annouce a partnership with forecaster Mark Sponsler. Mark is a well known surf forecaster and owner of Stormsurf.com. Here he developed the highly evolved state-of-the-art surf forecasts he is known for, including projecting when significant class swells would arrive within one hour and to within 6 inches of height. Stormsurf.com is the official surf forecast source for the Mavericks Surf Contest. Mark will provide weekly written surf forecasts specifically for the Pacific Northwest through SurfPioneer’s Surfix.

The North Pacific flatlined__/\_/\_______

Or is at least dormant, while the South Pacific lights up. Summer in the Pacific Northwest.