Coastalwatch :: SMS surf

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Queensland

New South Wales

Victoria

South Australia

Western Australia

Tasmania

International

Coastalwatch and Hurley present you the Hurley Surf app.

Hurley Surf Coastalwatch brings the coast to you, now on your iPhone or iPod touch. Check out the VIDEO REPLAYS from our 110 beach surfcams – the largest in Australia. Combined with best condition reports and forecasts throughout Australia, we bring you the most easy to use version of Coastalwatch yet.

Special features include GPS based ‘Near me’ telling you the closest location – just add your regular beaches as ‘Favourites’, or through easy ‘Search’ – you’ll quickly find the best beach conditions you’ll ever need, all of course with VIDEO.

Detailed features are:
- SurfCam video replays
- Dashboard summary ‘Favourites’ view
- Quickfind ‘Near Me’, ‘Search’ and ‘Locations’ function
- Location-based Search by state/beach
- Summary list of beaches with wave height & distance
- Beach current conditions showing: Swell/Wind indicators (height, direction); 5 day human Surf Forecast chart; Wave Period data; Low/High Tides; Daily Surf Report; Temperature (Water/Now/Today/Tonight); UV Index; Short Forecast Weather.
- Recent ‘Wind History’ Chart (knots/direction)
- Detailed Surf Forecasts
- Map View – with integrated Google directions

Also check out the HURLEY SURF LITE version

REQUIREMENTS: This app doesn't support iphones or ipods on 24hrs time mode, please use AM PM for a better experience.

Hurley Surf

Hurley Surf Lite

Coastalwatch goes mobile

Imagine being out side, on the road, without your computer and you need to know where to go for a surf. Then you think: "Coastalwatch, I wish I could do that on my mobile phone."

Well, now you can!

Access cameras, surf reports, forecasts and news on Coastalwatch from your mobile phone. Visit m.coastalwatch.com using your mobile phone for more details.

All the best surf information you need in the palm of your hand.

Coastalwatch Surf Reports are also available by SMS - updated every morning by 7am so you can check the surf without having to get out of bed.

Forecast Area

Area Code

Queensland/Nth NSW	QLD
Mid-Central Coast NSW	MidNSW
Sydney - Sth Coast NSW	SydneyNSW
Victoria	VIC
South Australia	SA
Western Australia	WA

Coastalwatch Surf Forecasts are now available by SMS - updated every day at 2pm so you can check the surf forecasts out.

Just select your area code from the SMS table on the right, then SMS "surf forecast Area Code " to 1977 SURF or (1977 7873)

For example - to get the current Sydney Surf Forecast, SMS "surf forecast NSW" to 1977 SURF and we'll SMS you back something like this:

"10:54 29/06/2006: Fri; E swell 1-2ft, NW winds. Sat E swell 1-2ft, WNW winds. Sun; S swell to 2ft later, SW winds"

*SMS surf forecast cost $0.55 per message.

*All forecasts are updated by 2pm local time daily.

Report Area

Area Code

Queensland
Sunshine Coast QLD	SC
Gold Coast QLD	GC
13th-Queenscliff	PL

New South Wales
Gold Coast QLD	GC
Byron Bay NSW	BB
Lennox-Ballina NSW	LB
Evans Head-Yamba NSW	EY
Coffs Harbour NSW	CH
Port Macquarie NSW	PM
Newcastle NSW	NC
Central Coast NSW	CC
Palmie-Narrabeen NSW	PN
Dee Why-Manly NSW	DM
Bondi-Maroubra NSW	BM
South Sydney NSW	SS
Wollongong NSW	WO
South Coast NSW	SN
13th-Queenscliff	PL

Victoria
Phillip Island VIC	PI
Mornington Peninsula VIC	MP
Port Phillip Bay	PP
13th-Queenscliff	PL
Torquay VIC	TQ
Lorne	LR

South Australia
Victor Harbor SA	VH
Mid Coast SA	MC

Western Australia
Margaret River WA	MR
Perth WA	PR

Coastalwatch Surf Reports are now available by SMS - updated every morning by 7am so you can check the surf without having to get out of bed.

Just select your area code from the SMS table on the right, then SMS "surf report Area Code " to 1977 SURF or (1977 7873)

For example - to get the current Gold Coast Surf Report, SMS "surf report GC" to 1977 SURF after 7am and we'll SMS you back something like this:

"Dec9, 06:17, 4-6ftSE, light SW'ly, going SSE. Strong new swell on points, clean and hollow. Lots of waves on inc.tide. Will pick up more, w/ great surf all day"

*SMS surf report cost $0.55 per message.

*All reports are updated by 7am local time

Report Area

Area Code

Queensland
Sunshine Coast QLD	SC
Gold Coast QLD	GC
13th-Queenscliff	PL

New South Wales
Gold Coast QLD	GC
Byron Bay NSW	BB
Lennox-Ballina NSW	LB
Evans Head-Yamba NSW	EY
Coffs Harbour NSW	CH
Port Macquarie NSW	PM
Newcastle NSW	NC
Central Coast NSW	CC
Palmie-Narrabeen NSW	PN
Dee Why-Manly NSW	DM
Bondi-Maroubra NSW	BM
South Sydney NSW	SS
Wollongong NSW	WO
South Coast NSW	SN
13th-Queenscliff	PL

Victoria
Phillip Island VIC	PI
Mornington Peninsula VIC	MP
Port Phillip Bay	PP
13th-Queenscliff	PL
Torquay VIC	TQ
Lorne	LR

South Australia
Victor Harbor SA	VH
Mid Coast SA	MC

Western Australia
Margaret River WA	MR
Perth WA	PR

"Live Wind Weather Stations are now available by SMS - updated every 10 min* so you can check the wind conditions around Australia.

Just select your area code from the SMS table on the right, then SMS "wind Area Code " to 1977 SURF or (1977 7873)

For example - to get the current Gold Coast Wind, SMS "WIND GC" to 1977 SURF and we'll SMS you back something like this:

"Gold Coast Seaway: (10:40 AM) N 16-19kts."

*SMS Wind cost $0.55 per message.

*Some weather stations update data every 30 min."