Link Categories

Links

Please click one of the links below or select a category from the list in the left column.

Use these links to help you figure out when, where, and how big the surf is going to be.

Carolina Buoy Data	This site has just about every buoy along the Carolina Coast to forecast with.
National Hurricane Center	All the information you need to forecast a good tropical swell.
Tropical Floater Visible	Great link during Hurricane season.
Tropical Floater Infared	Infared view of tropical activity.
Western Atlantic Infared	Great infared view during Hurricane season.
Wunderground Tropical Updates	Wunderground tropical updates and information.
Hurricane Tracker	Great site to follow all the Hurricane activity.
Atlantic Infared	Infared imagery of the Atlantic.
Regional Radar	Regional radar from Va. to Fl.
SNC Marine Forecast	Wunderground marine forecast for WB area.
Local Weather Forecast	Very detailed local weather for WB.
Wind/Wave Analysis	Great surf forecast tool.
5 Day Animated Forecast	Another good one for what is on the way.
Buoyweather 2 Day Forecast	Only two days but still good.
Long Range Forecast	Good site for a long range East Coast forecast.
7 Day Forecast	Another good site for forecasting the surf in our area.
Swell Info	One of my favorites to use for all around forecasting.
WBLivesurf Live Weather Page	All the data and more from the Wblivesurf.com weather station on top of Sweetwater Surf Shop.
2008 Wrightsville Beach Tides	Every high and low tide you need for 2008.

Please visit all of these sponsors if you get the chance. They help to make this site free to use for all of you.

Stuart Franck Realty	Stuart is one of my good friends. He helped me buy my very first home here in Wilmington in 1999. I will use him again in the future and would refer him to any of my friends as well.
WB Surf Camp	Surf Camp - Summer Camps at Surf Camp offering Surfing Lessons and Teen Summer Camps.

Other live cams of interest.

WbLiveSurf.com	Local surfing website from Emerald Isle, NC. Live cam, live weather, daily photos, and surf report.
AbLiveSurf.com	Local surfing website from Atlantic Beach, NC. Live cam, live weather, daily photos, and surf report.

Rovercam Costa Rica	Daily photos and reports from Hermosa Beach, Costa Rica.
East Coast Surf	Live cam of Atlantic Beach, NC and lots of other surf reports for our region.
Surfchex	Local site with several live cams.
Surfline	Tons of surf cams and links.
Bali Waves	Probably one of my favorite surfing sites on the other side of the world.
Ocean Isle, NC	Big Joe has done it now. Great live surf cam for Ocean Isle Beach. Stop by Salty's Surf Shop for all you surf goodies while down there.
Folly Surf Cam	Live surf cam of the Wash Out at Folly Beach.
Surfside	Good site for South Carolina.
Surfer Photos, EI	Emerald Isle live surf cam owned by my friend Brad.
Cardiff, CA	Hansen surf shop live surf cam.
OBX Surf Info	Great site for the Outer Banks surf information.
Carolina Beach	Carolina Beach Surf Cam courtesy of Hot Wax Surf Shop.
Jacksonville Beach, FL	Great site for Jacksonville Beach, Fl surfing.
2nd Light, FL	Great site for Cocoa Beach Florida.
Australia Surf Cams	Tons of cams for Australia waves and surfing.
Ocracoke Island, NC	Nice site and report from Ride the Wind Surf Shop in Ocracoke.
Ocean City, NJ	7th Street NJ live surf cam.
Hawaii Surf Cams	Great site with some sick cams of Hawaii.
Kill Devil Hills, NC	Cool site for the Outer Banks surf scene.
Holden Beach, NC	Nice report from Holden Beach, NC.

This should give you just about every site that has local, regional, and national contest information.

CNC/ESA	E.S.A. Central North Carolina district. Great people, great contests, and good times.
SNC/ESA	E.S.A. Southern North Carolina district. Local contest info, results, and standings.
OBX/ESA	E.S.A Outer Banks contest info, results, and standings.
P.S.T.A	Official site of the Professional Surfing Tour of America
ASP World Tour	Official site of the Association of Surfing Professionals. Great site to keep track of local hero Ben Bourgeois and all of your other favorite pros.
NSSA	Official site of the National Scholastic Surfing Association.

Here is a list of all of your favorite surf companies.

Arnette	Great sunglass company.
Da Kine	The absolute best Surf, Snow, Kite accessory company out there.
Rip Curl	Clean clothing and great accessory company. Local rep in town so spread the love.
Quiksilver	Largest surf company in the world. Always clean and great prices.
Billabong	Always clean surf company no matter what season.
Dragon	Sunglass company with lots of cool designs.
Smith	Large sunglass company with nice frames and clarity.
Volcom	One of the hottest clothing lines in the surf industry.
Hurley	Large surf company that was bought by Nike.
Nixon	Watch company out of California with fashion forward designs.
Ezekiel	Small clothing company that is always clean and on the edge.
Reef	Sandal, shoe, and apparel company that is a partner in the annual Reef/Sweetwater Pro-Am in Wrightsville Beach.
Rusty	California based clothing company. Local rep lives in our town.
Rainbow Surf Boards	Amazing twin fins and quads.
Board Retailers Association	The Board Retailers Association (BRA) is the board sport industry's preeminent voice for independent retailers.
Sage Island	A great web design/marketing firm that just happened to rebuild Wblivesurf.com in 2007. I would suggest these guys/gals to anyone.

Allen McCauley	A great friend of mine and now a great Realtor. You can reach him at allenmccauley@remax.net
Lumina Tutoring	Great tutor Billy Rhinehart for just about any subject.
Head High Magazine	A surf engrained coastal lifestyle magazine.
South Beach Grill	One of the best places to eat on Wrightsville Beach. Waterview and outside dining. A place to visit for sure.
Cape Fear Coast Visitors Guide	Great site for all of New Hanover County attractions.
Visit Wrightsville Beach	A great site that lists all the area attractions for Wrightsville Beach, NC.
Town Of Wrightsville Beach	The official website for the Town Of Wrightsville Beach.
Blockade Runner Resort	The hotel that I would suggest staying at while at Wrightsville Beach and within walking distance to all the cool downtown shopping and restaraunts. Locally owned and venue for the Annual Hope From Helen Surf Silent Auction that helps raise money for many outstanding local and global charities.
Wrightsville Beach Supply Company	The main source for all of your beach rental needs. Bikes, chairs, umbrellas, surfboards, wetsuits, etc.