Surf Reports That Rate Themselves
74 breaks worldwide, each rated live from Flat to Epic — and re-rated across five days of forecast so you can see where it's going to fire.
How PierMonkey rates the surf
Every spot gets a live rating on a six-step scale — Flat, Poor, Fair, Fair-Good, Good, and Epic — computed from wave height, swell period, and wind. The scale uses the color language surfers already know: gray when there's nothing, blue and green as it builds, orange when it's good, and purple when it's pumping.
The rating knows your break. Each spot carries its shore orientation, so offshore wind (clean, groomed faces) scores up and onshore wind (blown out) scores down — the same call you'd make standing on the beach.
Watch spots light up on the map
On the live map, every surf spot is a bullseye tinted by its current rating. Play the five-day forecast timeline and the spots re-rate frame by frame — when a swell arrives, you'll see a whole coastline turn from gray to green to orange, and the standout break pulse purple.
Data refreshes with every NOAA model run — four times a day.
The full forecast, per spot
Each break has its own page: a conditions strip (surf height, swell direction compass, wind with offshore/onshore read, next tides, water temperature), a 16-day wave forecast drawn as a filled "wave body" that grows with the surf, wind and tide charts with dawn/dusk shading, and a wetsuit recommendation from the live water temp.
Check your break — free
The map and live conditions are open to everyone. A free account unlocks full 16-day forecasts and custom swell alerts.