Learn to read wind & swell forecasts

Stop guessing. Stop checking five different apps.
In this 1-hour session, you’ll learn how to confidently read surf & wind forecasts.

Available:

• In-Person, Sagres, Portugal

• Online via Google Meet

Who This Is For

If you can surf but don’t fully understand forecast charts, this is for you!

✔ Beginner to intermediate surfers

✔ Surfers tired of guessing where to go when

✔ Anyone who checks Wind and surf forecast websites but doesn’t fully understand them

What You’ll Learn (Beginner Level)

In this session, we cover:

A) Reading Forecast Tools

We break down:

• Wind - Windguru, Windy

• Swell forecasts - Surfline, Surf forecast

• Tide charts
  

You’ll learn how to combine them — not just read them separately.

B) Choosing The Right Beach in Sagres or abroad,

• Geographical orientation compared to swell, wind
  

• How to more accurately predict conditions 2–3 days ahead.

C) Understanding Swell

• What swell period actually means

• Why 12s is very different from 8s

• How swell direction affects breaks
  

D) Wind Made Simple

• Offshore vs onshore explained clearly

• How wind strength changes wave quality

• Why 10 knots can be fine — and when it’s not

What Makes This Different

This is not theory.

We use:

• Real forecast examples

• Current conditions

• Real decision-making scenarios

By the end, you’ll be able to:
✔ Decide when to surf
✔ Decide where to surf
✔ Avoid wasted sessions
✔ Plan trips better

Course Format

🏖 In-Person (Sagres)

• 1 hour

• Printed forecast breakdown sheet

• Interactive map explanation

• Q&A at the end

💻 Online (Google Meet)

• 1 hour live session

• Screen-shared forecast walkthrough

• Digital PDF worksheet