Magic Seaweed Daytona (2024)

FAQs

What happened to Magic Seaweed? ›

Magicseaweed has joined the Surfline family. This means that not only will you have access to your favorite magicseaweed forecasting tech and team, but you'll also gain the features Surfline has pioneered over the past four decades.

Keep heading south and you'll see the Main Street Pier — Daytona's go-to spot. The north side is called Pier Bowls and works best on south and east swells, when it can get hollow with long rights.

The hub of the Daytona Beach surf scene, it is the most consistent surf spot in the area. The best swell for Daytona Beach is from the south and the east, as well as the occasional hurricane swell.

On MSW, wind direction is indicated by an arrow (direction of where the wind is coming from). The strength is then clearly indicated numerically and also colour coded (green for light, offshore wind and and red for strong, onshore wind) so it makes for super easy reading.

MSW, which was created in Kingsbridge, south Devon in 2002, was bought by Surfline in 2017. Ben Freeston, founder of MSW, told BBC News losing the name was "emotional", but he was "excited for the future". MSW provides forecasts at more than 4,500 beaches around the world with 2m users a month.

The world's best surf forecasting platforms under one roof.

Magicseaweed has officially joined Surfline, bringing together the world's best surf forecasting websites. As part of this, we've now brought over a bunch of features on Surfline that will look and feel similar to MSW.

If crystal-clear waters are what you're after, Daytona Beach doesn't disappoint. Here are some beaches known for their pristine waters: Ponce Inlet: This beach, located near the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse, boasts sparkling clear waters that are perfect for swimming or snorkeling.

Here are some ways you can make the beach safe and enjoyable for everyone: Always swim directly in front of a lifeguard. The 10 mph speed limit is strictly enforced.

The Daytona Beach area has not been hit by major tsunamis in recent history.

The tips of the seaweed fronds have swollen into balloon-like structures that are inordinately satisfying to pop. These little balloons are the reproductive part of the seaweed. The receptacles are readying to broadcast sperm and eggs into the water, in hopes of generating baby seaweed.

What is the 6 second swell period? ›

6 to 8 second period: Typically caused by regional wind swells. Some characteristics include more organised waves, more power, and better-shaped waves. 10 to 16 second period: Commonly called groundswells. These swells are generated at a considerable distance from the coast by powerful storms.

Wave period can be measured from trough to trough or from the crest of one wave to the next. Ground swell” refers to a swell that has a wave period of roughly 12 seconds or higher. Wind swell” refers to a swell that typically has a wave period between 1-11 seconds.

MagicSeaweed was acquired along with Stab Magazine on 22nd May 2015 for a combined total cash consideration of AUD$13.8 million and 4.8 million shares in SurfStitch. The new buyers of MagicSeaweed are US-based surf forecasting site Surfline.

The closest competitor to surfline.com is surf-forecast.com.

Who is the founder of Magicseaweed? Ryan Anderson, Ben Freeston, and Nicholas Lott are the founders of Magicseaweed.

In 2017, Surfline acquired Magicseaweed, a United Kingdom-based company founded in 2002 and focused on forecasting surf conditions in more than 200 countries.