Walter Munk: The father of surf forecasting turns 100
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How an Austrian expat opposing Hitler's reign gave rise to modern surf forecasting.
How an Austrian expat opposing Hitler's reign gave rise to modern surf forecasting.
"Water flow is everything," says the prodigious Lennox Head shaper who made his name with channel bottoms and variations of the form.
Stop me if you've heard this one before...
After nine years on the job, the mayor is bowing out.
With no loss of momentum, the world tour caravan rolls south through Spain and on to Portugal. Will the Atlantic keep on giving?
Rarely does the sea breeze blow in isolation, and when it corresponds with a high pressure ridge it can create epic condition on some Australian coasts.
Out of mind, out of sight, right?
South African Matt Bromley prospers from tectonic upheaval.