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
Pumping Sunshine Coast Beachies With Reef Heazlewood, Kai Hing and More
Standout Sessions
Uesi Highlights Up and Down the Coast, Which 2019 CT Barrel Was Best? And Vale Bob Cooper
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was February 21, 2020
Weekend Surf Forecast 21 - 23 February, 2020
There's more late summer goodness in the forecast this weekend.
High Performers Light Up Duranbah This Week
Nick Carroll: A Few Things the Sponsored-Surfer Panic Has Missed
Standout Session: Snapper, Wednesday February 12, 2020
Nick Carroll: Gold Coast up for Possible Legal Surf Zone Protection
High Performers Light Up Duranbah This Week
Standout Sessions: Crewsy, Macy Callaghan, Malia Manuel on the tear!
Standout Session: Snapper, Wednesday February 12, 2020
Asher Pacey, Nick Vasicek, Mitch Crews, Conner Coffin, wipeouts and more!
Nick Carroll: Gold Coast up for Possible Legal Surf Zone Protection
From the GWC2020: The Law's On Our Side
Uesi Highlights Up and Down the Coast, Which 2019 CT Barrel Was Best? And Vale Bob Cooper
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was February 21, 2020
