has anyone signed up for the new hd service? if so is it worth the $70 a year? i never really go off the cameras that much yet have worked a couple of reference points that do help me. i just think the quality off their cams have gotten worse since they are trying to flog this product

Not worth it imo.

When I lived in Sydney I used them and found them pretty useful. Now days I am lucky and just look out the window (live on a large lake) to see what the wind is doing. I use the buoys as a guide for what the swell and period is doing so never need the cameras anymore (also there are none around here) and as its only 3km to the beach I visit often.

charts are toooo hard. i need pretty pictures

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laceys lane said...

charts are toooo hard. i need pretty pictures

I agree charts do my head in

Bureau has pretty pictures now, most of these are for nsw but sure the Qld'rs equivalent is there somewhere
http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/localwaters.shtml
www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/viewer/index.shtml?type=primSwell&tz=AEDT&area=SEAu&model=WA
www.bom.gov.au/forecasts/graphical/marine/nsw/index.php

As for the $70 bucks on coastal watch don't really think it is worth it, i was told the cam stuff is the only thing that you can't get else where and even the you get the live cam just in lower resolution on their normal site . Personally I always thought swellnet was better, the guy who does our local report never gets it right on coastalwatch. And Seabreeze graphs are always good.

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chrispychru said...

has anyone signed up for the new hd service? if so is it worth the $70 a year? i never really go off the cameras that much yet have worked a couple of reference points that do help me. i just think the quality off their cams have gotten worse since they are trying to flog this product

i won't as i go off the wind ,tides ,swell direction etc as the cams are a guide only because i have found when you actually get to the beach it is not exactly as the cam shows imo

I've signed up, only due to the 6 month sub to surfing life and a copy of 9th wave. The cams are about as useful as tits on a bull if you live in Perth though.....

Speaking of coastalwatch, I can't seem to get the cams on my iPad.

Apparently iPads don't use flash.

By downloading Hurley Lite, I can get the most recent still image, but no cams.

Am I rooted?

Or can I get cams if I fork out the big bucks?

^^^^

Your rooted. iPad is great for somethings but viewing cams isn't one of them. Or at least I haven't found a cam that will work.

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SP said...

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Your rooted. iPad is great for somethings but viewing cams isn't one of them. Or at least I haven't found a cam that will work.

This will change soon as other options that are now available are rolled onto websites. Hope it's not too long away! I really miss flash on the pad

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SP said...

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Your rooted. iPad is great for somethings but viewing cams isn't one of them. Or at least I haven't found a cam that will work.

This will change soon as other options that are now available are rolled onto websites. Hope it's not too long away! I really miss flash on the pad

Yeah I heard flash was dying, great news. Biggest drawback of the iPad in my opinion. & that awful new operating systems update, if you haven't updated to the new one I wouldn't. Has a habit of refreshing cached webpages and crashing safari.

I don't think Chrispy will be hitting the water for a while

He just rang and them sent some of the most horrific photo's of him laying in hospital awaiting surgery,makes Parko's fin chop look like a scratch omfg

..... LB flagpole at 3/4 mast for the rest my day ....

He had the Doctors take some photos,the chop in to the bone in the calf from the knee half way down to his ankle.

Op tonight to clean and stitch half way and pack so infection does not set in,then another op Thursday.

Asea Chrispy said he walked back to his car from where you guys surf,hell of a walk with half ya leg hanging out

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He had the Doctors take some photos,the chop in to the bone in the calf from the knee half way down to his ankle.

Op tonight to clean and stitch half way and pack so infection does not set in,then another op Thursday.

Asea Chrispy said he walked back to his car from where you guys surf,hell of a walk with half ya leg hanging out

what board was he riding

The Egg

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62mac said...

The Egg

he hates that board more so now

Sorry to here that , I must say surfing in a wettie most of the time has saved me a few times .had a fin my left bum cheek once

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towball said...

Sorry to here that , I must say surfing in a wettie most of the time has saved me a few times .had a fin my left bum cheek once

Could have been worse TB you could have had 2 Germans in your left bumcheek

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towball said...

Sorry to here that , I must say surfing in a wettie most of the time has saved me a few times .had a fin my left bum cheek once

Could have been worse TB you could have had 2 Germans in your left bumcheek

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62mac said...

The Egg

he hates that board more so now

Mine has tried to kill me a couple of times [}:)]