Fun and forecasting
Finally managed to get in the water today, missing out on the huge crowd that gathered for the start of this swell, up to more than ten times the usual crowd apparently, depending on which disgruntled local you talk to. The internet has a lot to answer for, back in the day, we'd be glued to the six oclock news watching the isobars form rings behind Michael Fish, and simply guessing when the swell would arrive. Nowadays, online predictive tools and knowledge are so good that the swell arrival can be pretty much timed to the hour, and star ratings show which beach even will attract the best of said swell. Consequently, everyone turns up at the same beach and complains about the size of the crowd. So what's the answer to this little conundrum? Somehow trash all internet forecasting sites? Or the internet itself? Or use your head and find a nice little spot that doesn't feature on any of the forecast sites, doesn't have a webcam, and no-one bothers going to because you have...