What is Surfmon?

Surfmon is a little like IFTTT (If This Then That) for surfing. I wanted a tool for building my own custom surf alerts so that I don't have to monitor the charts. If you've thought "I would love an email for the days that the swell direction is between A and B degrees, the period is C and the swell height is D" then Surfmon might be for you!

How do I use it?

Surfmon is built around "alerts" and "conditions". You create an alert for a spot then build out the conditions you want to trigger an email. On Sunday and Thursday afternoons (6PM PST/7PM PDT), Surfmon will send you an email with a list of alerts and the days their conditions are met.

What's coming next?

I have a few ideas milling around for what's next...

  • Multiple conditions (probably the next thing I work on) Done
  • More sources (these are things like wind, tide, etc)
  • Other providers (like MSW, NOAA, others??) Added CDIP. I'll consider any suggestions!
  • Picking when you want emails/alerts
  • Making emails/alerts/timing less Pacific Time centric (maybe user defined time zone and/or spot time zone)
  • Sharing alert configurations with friends via links (teach your friends what conditions are good for your area)
  • Setting up group alerts for your crew

If you have an idea and I'm not getting to it fast enough, let me know at support@maxworld.tech. I'd love to hear from you!