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Life & fun · February 11, 2017

I made a surf app – whentosurf.co

Find the best time to surf at any beach. Real-time wave height, wind, swell data and surf ratings.

I made a surf app – whentosurf.co launched on February 11, 2017 with 7 votes, #1,161 of 3,156 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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