About the publication
Your beach home base.
Surfminder is an independent conditions publication created by Tom Ullrich, bringing scattered source reports into one understandable, traceable record.
Independent sister publications
Surfminder and Shredminder are independently focused sister sites under common ownership. Shred & Surf is reserved for a possible future umbrella or adjacent project.
Check the beach, before the drive.
Surfminder helps people plan a day at the beach—whether they are swimming, walking, spending time with family, or surfing. Beach weather, water conditions, tides, and clear source information are at the heart of the site.
Our role
We publish our own comparisons, collection history, and explanations. We are not a resort operator, NOAA, the National Weather Service, or an authorized spokesperson for those organizations. Links to their reports do not imply a partnership or endorsement.
Editorial standards
Sources, dates, limitations, and authorship should be visible. Automated conditions bulletins are identified as automated. We do not present synthetic imagery as a current photograph or an AI summary as firsthand reporting. Material corrections belong in the publication record.
Commercial transparency
Any future sponsored coverage or affiliate links must be identified where they appear. Commercial relationships must not silently change the source measurements or freshness labels.
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