Spitcast Surf Report User Reviews

Spitcast Surf Report

Jack Mullis

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Honest surf report

The most accurate, no advertisements, low cost, small business surf forecast.

OG Eggroll76

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review!

Great California Coast App

I’ve been experimenting with the various free and less expensive apps since I decided to simplify my recurring subscription charges to too many services.

I really appreciate the fundamental data that’s reported on Spitcast, and though I have not sat down and charted a direct comparison between this and the National Weather Service’s and NOAA’s Northern California data and forecasts, this has seemed like an accurate amalgamation of what a surfer wants to know. Naturally there will be spots like Ocean Beach San Francisco where/ when it should be good, it’s too wonky because the night winds the night before ruined it, even if it’s light wind the next morning. But I think these are the variables we get to learn through experience. I mean, an app only needs to spoon feed so much.

Also I appreciate the data for some specific spots that don’t get as much attention in this regard. On this app, I don’t feel like it’s ruining anything.

The circles took me a second to figure out, but it’s pretty intuitively obvious that the app is focusing our attention on good surf conditions (vs, I guess, mediocre or bad ones).

I plan on adding this high value, low cost app as a subscription in my new streamlined suite of similar high value, reasonably priced apps.

Shakaz.

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SurferDave415

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review!

Great app

I previously use the Spitcast website and just finally got the app. It is lightweight, fast, and super clear. The coverage of West Coast spots is excellent. The graphics are good and it is extremely easy to use. I would recommend it to anyone headed for the beach.

posnerMubarak

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review!

No in-app explanation of symbols

What do the circles mean? And for % of the month, I have no idea what those letters mean.

trexxey

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for leaving a review. There are a couple different circles in the app, so I'll try to explain both. The first are the regional summaries, which look like a string of beads. These summarize the conditions at a group of neighboring surf spots, providing a glanceable look at the conditions in a region. I use these to get a sense for conditions throughout the state without having to look at every single forecast. (BTW: These get more powerful when you dial in your height settings.). The second type of circles are the big grey hollow ones that sometimes show up on surf forecasts. These indicate when conditions at a break are unusually good. This week you are likely to see a lot of these, since there is a good swell, but that's not always going to be the case. Like in much of summer. Regarding "% of the month", the letter indicates the month of the year. J for January, F for February, etc... I hope this helps clarify these. Best, Jack

Favorite App

I love this app. I use it every day.

RedwoodPalmTree

4 years ago

Spitcast is really great.

The spitcast app is nice and streamlined. My old phone loads it right away. It is an easy thing to check every day to see when the waves are good.

Cdemmon

4 years ago

Poor color choice

Dark mode is impossible to read. Color contrast is not accessible. Give us the option to change colors.

just show the sports

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the feedback. I love this idea. I’ll add it to the next version. Best, Jack

Usually wrong

Rarely ever correct. Conditions, water temp, etc... usually incorrect. Not sure if it’s not being updated frequently enough or what.

Spartacusurf

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the feedback. Please reach out and let me know where you are specifically seeing issues and I'll be happy to take a look. I use this app daily and haven't run into this type of issue before. Best, Jack

Water temps ??

There are no ocean water temps for SOCAL !

SOCAL Robert

5 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the heads up. The issue has been corrected. You should now see water temps in the app. Best, Jack

Website vs app

You don’t show swell direction, nor the hourly specs when you used to be able to touch the time line. Then a pop up would give info. Liked the website better than the app. I hope you tweak the app a bit to work more like the website. I’ve been using Spitcast for 2-3 years. Thank you for listening and letting me see when and where to get barreled.

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