Surf Forecasts on Demand
| 4CAST NCORN | = | forecast for N Cornwall | | 4CAST SCORN | = | forecast for S Cornwall | | 4CAST SDEVO | = | forecast for S Devon | | 4CAST BOURN | = | forecast for Bournemouth | | 4CAST BRIGH | = | forecast for Brighton | | 4CAST JOSSB | = | forecast for Joss Bay | | 4CAST EANGL | = | forecast for E Anglia | | 4CAST SCARB | = | forecast for Scarborough | | 4CAST NEWCA | = | forecast for Newcastle | | 4CAST ABERD | = | forecast for Aberdeenshire | | 4CAST CAITH | = | forecast for Caithness | | 4CAST OUTER | = | forecast for Outer Hebrides | | 4CAST ARGYL | = | forecast for Argyll | | 4CAST DONEG | = | forecast for Donegal Bay | | 4CAST COUNT | = | forecast for County Clare | | 4CAST WCORK | = | forecast for W Cork | | 4CAST TRAMO | = | forecast for Tramore | | 4CAST NWALE | = | forecast for N Wales | | 4CAST SWALE | = | forecast for S Wales | | 4CAST NDEVO | = | forecast for N Devon |
Beach checks on Demand
| SURF BOURN |
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Beach check by Bob (10am) |
| SURF FISTR |
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Beach check by Tracy (10am) |
| SURF BRIGH |
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Beach check by Jez from the Small Planet surf shop (10am) |
Wave Buoy Information on Demand
| BUOY 62301 or BUOY ABERP | = | Latest info from Aberporth buoy | | BUOY 62303 or BUOY PEMBB | = | Latest info from Pembroke buoy | | BUOY 62107 or BUOY SEVEN | = | Latest info from Sevenstones buoy | | BUOY 62101 or BUOY LYMEB | = | Latest info from Lyme Bay buoy | | BUOY 62103 or BUOY CHANN | = | Latest info from Channel buoy | | BUOY 62305 or BUOY GREEN | = | Latest info from Greenwich buoy | | BUOY 62026 or BUOY K17 | = | Latest info from K17 buoy | | BUOY 62109 or BUOY K16 | = | Latest info from K16 buoy | | BUOY 64045 or BUOY K5 | = | Latest info from K5 buoy | | BUOY 62106 or BUOY RARH | = | Latest info from RARH buoy | | BUOY 62105 or BUOY K4 | = | Latest info from K4 buoy | | BUOY 62081 or BUOY K2 | = | Latest info from K2 buoy | | BUOY 62029 or BUOY K1 | = | Latest info from K1 buoy | | BUOY 62163 or BUOY BRITT | = | Latest info from Brittany buoy | | BUOY 62304 or BUOY SANDE | = | Latest info from Sandettie buoy | | BUOY 62108 or BUOY K3 | = | Latest info from K3 buoy | | BUOY 64046 or BUOY K7 | = | Latest info from K7 buoy |
For those of you who can't spell buoy, the wrong spelling (bouy) will work too!
Surf Forecast Message Format
Your forecast will contain information on:
Wave Height (in feet) - as defined by the surfing wave height scale
Wave Direction - the direction in which the waves are coming from
Wave Period - the time, in seconds, between wave crests
Wind Strength - using the Beaufort Scale (ie. Force numbers)
Wind Direction - the direction in which the wind is blowing from
An example forecast for Fistral,
as it will appear on your mobile.
The standard text message can only be 160 characters long on most
mobiles, so to fit in all five days of information, we have had to use
abbreviations. All ItsGoingOff forecasts are given in the format:
4CAST NAME date Day1: wave height, swell direction, wave period; wind
strength, wind direction Day2: wave height, etc. for days1 to 5.
Beach Checks Message Format
Beach check messages will be in plain English.
Wave Buoy Message Format
Your forecast will contain the most
recent four hours of data of:
Wave Height (in feet) - as defined by the
surfing wave height scale
Wave Period - the time, in seconds, between wave crests
Wind Strength - using the Beaufort Scale (ie. Force numbers)
Wind Direction - the direction in which the wind is blowing from
An example of buoy data from the Channel
buoy, as it will appear on your
mobile.
The standard text message can only be 160 characters long on most
mobiles, so we have had to use abbreviations. Wave buoy messages are
given in the format
BUOY NAME date time1:wav=wave height, wave period, wnd=wind speed, wind
direction
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