Ben Macartney - Chief Swell Forecaster
Chief Swell Forecaster
Ben joined the Coastalwatch team in 2005 and has grown to become the lead of the forecasting team. On a daily basis at Coastalwatch Ben forecasts for the east coast regions of Australia including QLD, NSW and down through Victoria, and also tracks major swells for Indonesia and the South Pacific region that take in some of Australia's most favourite surfing destinations like Indonesia.
Read articles by Ben Macartney
The Best Film Recap of the Pipe Masters and World Title Just Dropped, Isabella Nichols Ripping Indo, & Asher Pacey Glides Mex
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was January 24, 2020
Long Weekend Surf Forecast 24 - 27 January, 2020
Line up your Australia day long weekend.
Good Times On The Goldy With Brent Dorrington and Crew
Two Electric Sessions on the Tweed Coast With the Future of Australian Surfing
Sean Doherty: Davey Cathels and the High Country Fire
Nick Carroll: "The Only Thing I Could Compare It to Is War"
Two Electric Sessions on the Tweed Coast With the Future of Australian Surfing
Ethan Ewing and Liam O'Brien are on fire
Sean Doherty: Davey Cathels and the High Country Fire
“It's been a pretty strange start to the year, that’s for sure.”
Nick Carroll: "The Only Thing I Could Compare It to Is War"
A southerly saved Phil Macca’s town. But what now?
Five Tips For When You Take On Bigger Waves, With Mark Visser
From the renowned Ocean Warrior Course
The WSL Has a New CEO, the Volcom Pipe Pro Gets Upgraded, and Russell Bierke Is a South Coast Tube Star
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was January 17, 2020
