A console oriented surf forecast.
Notice: When Surfline acquired MSW, they shut down their API. This site is no longer functional. I've left a demo of an old forecast, at least until the domain expires.
You can view the content in your browser, but it's intended for the terminal.
| Operation | Command |
|---|---|
| Demo Forecast | curl -L thesurf.in/demo |
curl -L thesurf.in/<spot-name> |
|
| List available spots | curl -L thesurf.in/spots |
| Find spot by name | curl -L thesurf.in/spots?search_substring |
# get forecast for fire island
curl https://thesurf.in/fire-island
# find MSW's annoying name for mavericks
curl https://thesurf.in/spots?mavericks
# get the forecast for mavericks
curl https://thesurf.in/mavericks-half-moon-bay
# or with the MSW ID found from searching
curl https://thesurf.in/162You can append the query param ?units={uk,us,eu} to the forecast endpoint, where
us: uses ft, mph, fuk: uses ft, mph, ceu: uses m, kph, c
These are passed directly to MSW (docs).
The MSW forecast data does not convey the relationship of the wind relative to the shore (e.g. on/off/cross shore). The red/blue/green ratings in the interface are instead a simple function of MSW's faded stars. This function is not perfect, and could probably be improved.