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Surf Status Graph

by Dann Petty Oct 26, 2011
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  1. Screen_shot_2010-06-17_at_8 Dann Petty

    the more green on the circle the better the surf. rated by fellow surfers each day. if it's red, it's a pooched day or just crowded.

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    7 months ago

  2. Pro Darius_cl2 Darius "Bubs" Monsef

    Not to complicate your simple & pretty design... but isn't what makes a good surf day a little subjective... ie, surf might be firing, but there are a lot of people out. Some people might rate crowded as bad... but if the surf's up, you might not care you just want awesome waves. Is there a way to show more of the quality metrics of what makes it a good / bad day. Wave Size, Tide, # Surfers Out, etc.

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  3. Screen_shot_2010-06-17_at_8 Dann Petty

    @Darius, for sure man. and great point. if the surf is firing but you went out to lowers on a saturday it's probably pretty slammed and with epic surfers...i might rate that "nah." day. but here's the kicker, if you take the time to rate something a "nah" day, it's required to say why. that way you don't send mixed signals. because you can look at the report right here (the rest of the screen is missing obviously but the report is right below that) with the swell size, tide, direction, etc and know whether it's good or not. the green/red rating is based on all reviews in one. does that make sense?

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    7 months ago

  4. Pro Avatar-02 Shaun Moynihan

    I'm no surfer but I agree what Darius just said. Looking good Dann.

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    7 months ago

  5. Pro Dribbble-curtish Curtis H

    I love this from the "smooovest" vectors to the color palette.
    Very nice!!

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    7 months ago

  6. Racing Ray Stone

    I like! I think the wave outline could benefit from some subtle changes. Like the water in front is typically being drawn off the bottom, not flat, and the back of the wave is less convex than you've depicted.

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  7. 417036_3512253688022_1322293542_33399397_1442441770_n Peter Eszes

    Nice i love the wave and the green / red combination. But for me the text is a little bit small, and it's too close to each other.

    7 months ago

  8. Pro Afd-newlogo-forum Aurélien Foutoyet

    I saw this on IG, I really love this information design

    7 months ago

  9. Pro Twivatar_normal Dylan Fogarty-MacDonald

    I like where this is going, but I'm not sure there's enough detail for me to use something like this on its own. I get more valuable information from http://www.mhl.nsw.gov.au/htbin/wave_data_plot.com?Location=Sydney .
    I'm not going to change my surf plans because of air or sea temp - it's not something I'm concerned with, so I don't really think it needs to be included. And, if I'm surfing often, I know what the temp is going to be like anyway because it changes more gradually.
    What effect will time have on these votes - e.g. the onshore starts at 11am but you're still showing votes from the 7am conditions?
    I suppose there are some audiences that would like this sort of surf report, but as they progressed they might want something more detailed.
    Very cool though, seeing different visualisations for surf reports excites me and is something I love to think about.

    7 months ago

  10. Pro 89bd02297a9f02846edc8414ed7e203e Justin Garand

    Tight work!

    7 months ago

  11. Pro New Chris Gillis

    Looking good - how about pulling some local bouy data like - 3.5ft @15 sec - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov - which I could go for right about now :)

    7 months ago

  12. Pro Edunkle Emily Dunkle

    I love all the work you've posted for this app.

    7 months ago

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