Bring back forecaster notes for Indo

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bigredcouch started the topic in Monday, 5 Jun 2023 at 4:25pm

Calling on the SN hierarchy to bring back forecaster notes for Indonesia from June to September. I think all us rusted on subscribing members deserve it. Personally I’d be happy to pay a little more for this feature.

The Indo notes were excellent. Craig’s wealth of knowledge is wasted at present… all while Swellnet’s major competitor provides this service, attracting Aussies to their platform, particularly after they absorbed another popular forecast site just last week.

In fact, I had the unsavoury thought of subscribing to Shitline for their written Indo forecasts which prompted me to put the call out to SN first.

Now, SN boys, please don’t give me the line about the traveller feature. Keep that for all the other hard to forecast locations in the world, not Indo.

I ask, I beg, reward your dedicated SN subscribers and bring back Indo forecaster notes!

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stunet Monday, 5 Jun 2023 at 4:29pm

BRB with an answer, BRC.

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stunet Monday, 5 Jun 2023 at 4:36pm

Rightio BRC. Your wish, our command.

Not sure who's going to do them yet - Ben, Steve, or Craig - however they'll start up shortly.

We'll drop a short Fast News article to let people know.

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carpetman Monday, 5 Jun 2023 at 4:47pm

That is great news. Thanks SN.

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bigredcouch Monday, 5 Jun 2023 at 4:59pm

That is wonderful news Stu and team SN - many thanks. Good times ahead with a little Swellnet advantage.

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Seabiscuit Monday, 5 Jun 2023 at 5:07pm

Onya Stu! love it

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andy-mac Monday, 5 Jun 2023 at 5:29pm

Excellent news!
Makasi Banyak!!!!

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Supafreak Monday, 5 Jun 2023 at 5:34pm

I’m flying over on Thursday, straight into a swell, woohoo.

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AlfredWallace Monday, 5 Jun 2023 at 7:18pm
Supafreak wrote:

I’m flying over on Thursday, straight into a swell, woohoo.

Supafreak. Hi. Enjoy Indo mate, look forward to hearing your stories. I’m off to Sipora again for a month in October.AW

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blackers Monday, 5 Jun 2023 at 8:03pm

Yup brilliant. Have had to do a month's sub to the competition, not a shade on what's provided here. You headed back to Lembongan Supa?

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Supafreak Monday, 5 Jun 2023 at 8:23pm
blackers wrote:

Yup brilliant. Have had to do a month's sub to the competition, not a shade on what's provided here. You headed back to Lembongan Supa?

To start with yes then heading east

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blackers Monday, 5 Jun 2023 at 10:05pm

Have fun. It looks like you will do better than me, 10 days there and it didn’t get over a couple of feet. Lovely place though.

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andy-mac Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 6:34am
Supafreak wrote:

I’m flying over on Thursday, straight into a swell, woohoo.

Good one!
From all reports been very slow start if season up there! Lucked out .

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backhand life Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 7:40am

This is great news, thanks Ben/Stu/Craig

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evosurfer Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 8:03am

Yes bring Indo report back (PLEASE) Ive been a long time subscriber here and must
confess ive been thinking of defecting and going to the dark side simply for Indo report.

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lostdoggy Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 8:05am

I thought you gave up on indo forever, evo?

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GONAD_MAN Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 8:25am

Great news on the return of the Indo Reports. Me and Frank are running out of boards to sacrifice to Hue. 555

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StormyAndBo Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 8:29am

stoked and grateful. thanks crew!

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Bnkref Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 12:21pm

Can't get to Indo this year (6 month old at home) but this is brilliant news. Thanks gents. I'll be reading them.

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Barrel Daithwaite Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 12:51pm

Ask and ye shal receive!

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bigredcouch Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 1:40pm

Can't complain ay Barrel Daithwaite

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goofyfoot Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 1:44pm

Do a Cloudbreak one for the rest of the month while you’re at it Stu ;-0

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donweather Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 1:48pm

And fiji, and Hawaii, and Sumba, and NZ, and Samoa................................

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Craig Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 1:52pm

Ha!

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basesix Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023 at 1:57pm
donweather wrote:

And fiji, and Hawaii, and Sumba, and NZ, and Samoa................................

never give a seagull a chip ; )

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udo Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023 at 8:23am

Supa..A DS or two in the Board bag tmoro ..?

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Supafreak Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023 at 9:00am
udo wrote:

Supa..A DS or two in the Board bag tmoro ..?

Yes , taking the 6’10” & 7’6” plus my 6’6” hp puddle jumper for small days . I’ve lucked in for the first part of the trip with swell , hopefully it keeps up . Doing a mission east if the conditions come together .

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evosurfer Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023 at 4:59pm
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I thought you gave up on indo forever, evo?

Well I almost did but suffer from FOMO just got back from a trip got bitten by a dog on the
first day at Ulus had to get rabie shots that has put me off a bit and certainly pissed me off.
Really the only thing wrong there is the waves are too long between the sets thats what
makes it feel so crowded.. Ill probably return next month if I see half a decent swell.
Hawaii and fiji now just too ridiculously expensive.

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StormyAndBo Wednesday, 14 Jun 2023 at 8:57am
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Rightio BRC. Your wish, our command.

Not sure who's going to do them yet - Ben, Steve, or Craig - however they'll start up shortly.

How 'shortly' we talking legends?
We'll drop a short Fast News article to let people know.

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bigredcouch Wednesday, 14 Jun 2023 at 9:20am

Glad you asked Stormy

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Craig Wednesday, 14 Jun 2023 at 9:41am

Hopefully next week. Ben's on annual leave and back this weekend. In the meantime we're juggling the extra work load.

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bigredcouch Wednesday, 14 Jun 2023 at 9:52am

Thanks for the update Craig

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evosurfer Wednesday, 14 Jun 2023 at 10:47am

Great I see on long forcast giant swell going in on the 28th update on that would be
ticket time. Yahoo

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Craig Wednesday, 14 Jun 2023 at 10:55am

Models are very divergent on that Evo. So at this stage low chance.

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bigredcouch Wednesday, 14 Jun 2023 at 3:49pm

Ohhh purrrrr Craig what a tease of things to come

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Supafreak Thursday, 15 Jun 2023 at 7:33am

Just curious as to what sometimes happens with long range forecast for instance the bali ulu’s report one day had 10+ on the 28th june then a few hours later it was 2ft then next day it was 8ft and yesterday the 29th or 30th had it at 15ft 3.8 mtrs and today its down to 5ft . Is it just some type of glitch in the system ?

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Bnkref Thursday, 15 Jun 2023 at 8:05am

Looked like G-land copped some huge swell recently. Pumping Ulus bombie here https://m.

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andy-mac Thursday, 15 Jun 2023 at 10:06am

Good swell direction for Bombie, not so much Outside Corner....

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Craig Thursday, 15 Jun 2023 at 10:12am

Supa, that's the long-range GFS model toying with possible outcomes over every 6 hourly update.

It's a sign of uncertainty if it keeps changing so treat with low confidence.

Once the models starts sticking with an outcome you can become more confident in the forecast.

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Supafreak Thursday, 15 Jun 2023 at 2:30pm
Craig wrote:

Supa, that's the long-range GFS model toying with possible outcomes over every 6 hourly update.

It's a sign of uncertainty if it keeps changing so treat with low confidence.

Once the models starts sticking with an outcome you can become more confident in the forecast.

Thanks very much for explanation Craig, had me getting pretty excited , not for 15ft Ulu’s but for other spots .

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andy-mac Friday, 16 Jun 2023 at 1:07pm
Bnkref wrote:

Looked like G-land copped some huge swell recently. Pumping Ulus bombie here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CF8cTkEl0-o&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A...

I thought the guys on red and yellow boards were surfing it well.

Koa and Hog.

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bigredcouch Thursday, 22 Jun 2023 at 1:22pm

Could today be the day??

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Craig Thursday, 22 Jun 2023 at 1:23pm
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Bnkref Thursday, 22 Jun 2023 at 1:55pm

Thanks Craig and team

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seaslug Thursday, 22 Jun 2023 at 2:04pm

Yeew, thanks Craig and team

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bigredcouch Thursday, 22 Jun 2023 at 4:59pm

Legends. Hopefully the season improves.