's Surf Links -- a semi-random collection of links to websites with more-or-less useful info.
[notes: 1. links relevant to Long Island, NY; 2. buttons use JavaScript; 3. [ this link opens a new window ] opens new window; 4. email: click "CK".]
 » "Spirit Of Surfing": please see.. Tribal Law on Nat Young's site »
 groups: Surfrider:
Tides
· get chart for:
 location:  
tide only:  (uses same window)
 
 
or, + currents: [ this link opens a new window ]
 
 
 
Waves
*always check "Valid" time1 on chart.
    -- major wave models:
  • Navy WAM .. (now -> +2 days)
     · regional or W. Atlantic
  • NOAA/NCEP .. (now -> +7 days)
     · current or loop
     (this is the one you see often on surf sites)
  • FNMOC WW3 .. (now -> +6 days)
     · series of images (1 l-o-n-g pg)
     · animated loop (*user-controllable)
  • Scripps WW3 .. (loop: now -> +7 days)
     · N. Atlantic "flat" view:
       current or loop
     · W. Hemisphere "globe":
       current or loop
    -- indoor surfing? in NYC?!? 
  • Surfparks.com (tentative opening 2006)
Cams / Reports
* always check date/time on cam or report!
Tropical Storms
(bkgrnd is Hurricane Fabian - Sept. 01, '03)
    -- weather pic of the day:
  • OSEI Image of the Day
     · Operational Significant Event Imagery -- part of the Satellite Services Division (SSD) of the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), which is part of NOAA...
Wind & Weather
Other Stuff

"Spirit Of Surfing": see.. Tribal Law on Nat Young's site.

  » And, the answer to that age-old question: What Time Is It?

Some Really Important Reading...
 
· "America's Living Oceans:
   Charting a Course for Sea Change"

  "..is the culmination of a three-year process representing the first comprehensive look at U.S. Ocean policy in over 30 years."

· U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy:
   "..released on April 20, 2004, this document presents the Commission’s preliminary findings and recommendations for a new, coordinated, and comprehensive national ocean policy."
Some Worthy Causes...

SurfRider.org -- clean water, clean beaches: stop wastewater runoff.

* visit NY's local chapters:
New York City
Central Long Island
Long Island (East End)

 · "A grassroots, non-profit, environmental organization that works to protect our oceans, waves and beaches .. through conservation, activism, research and education."
SaveTheWaves.org -- saving premier breaks worldwide from developers.· "An environmental coalition dedicated to preserving the world's surf spots."

· or at least...
» check out this picture!


· "..dedicated solely to protecting the oceans .. science-based advocacy, grassroots activism, litigation, education and outreach to find lasting solutions..."

· plus related site: ShiftingBaselines.org
  "..the truth about ocean decline"
(don't skip the intro .. it's good!)
· join in on a worldwide letter-writing campaign:
 · Save The Sea Turtles

• "..an alliance of businesses committed to leveraging their resources to create a healthier planet. Members recognize their responsibility to and dependence on a healthy environment and donate at least 1% of their annual net revenues to environmental organizations worldwide."
NetworkForGood.org -- an 'umbrella' grouping of charities and non-profits.
(an "umbrella" grouping; can search by "cause")		·"A nonprofit organization dedicated to using the Web .. to connect people to charities."
Notes:
  • "Valid" times: "Z" indicates "Universal Time Coordinates"; so during summer (DST) we're at [ Z - 4 hrs ] (eg. "12Z" = 08:00 here), and winter (EST) it's [ Z - 5 hrs ] ("12Z" = 07:00)
  • "'Significant Wave Height' is the average height (meters) of the highest one-third of the waves during a 20 minute sampling period; [while] 'Swell height' is the vertical distance (meters) between any swell crest and the succeeding swell wave trough." (FNMOC docs)
  • "The Global implementation of WW3 became operational at FNMOC in August 2001, replacing the third-generation Wave Model (WAM)." (FNMOC docs)

And this, from Willy da Kid 'sick4surf' Mr. Late [takeoff] CLIMB trail steward da Baker:

The Buddha said, "We are what we think, all that we are arises with our thoughts, with our thoughts we make our world; think with a pure mind and happiness will follow you."

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The Volumizer
(demo for Phil.)

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 • A note about this page:
 -- This page is a good example of a bad user interface / bad web design.

 -- It started out with the "Tides" form (upper left) as a "convenience" - on my home PC - to consolidate a number of disparate bookmarks to tide charts and tables (which, by itself, is OK and functional, but..) then I added a few other links to surf cams and to some of the wave "models", then a friend wanted to make use of it so I put it on my web site .. and then I added some more links to... (you get the idea...)

 -- Someday (uh-huh..) I'll organize everything into a nice presentation, maybe with a categorical menu, and then I could add links to...
  ;-)

 -- Oh yeah .. I also used some `styles` and some scripting without regard to cross-platform compatibility.

 --Chuck



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