The Big Circle

Old Man’s Surf Report (Old Man’s) has an Apple 5 star winning interface. This Old Man’s how-to video will show users how to access, view and use the “Big Circle.”

  1. From the man screen, on top, tap on that little circle 

  2. The screen changes to a bigger circle showing a map of the chosen surf break. 

  3. All of that breaks surf conditions are there to investigate. 
    At the very top is the day, time of day and the description of the size of the wave. Next down are the tides (left side) and the wind (right side). In the center shows the swell quality numbered 1-5, poor to awesome.
    At the very center of the screen is a compass rose, you will see color codes triangular swells and their directions around the compass. The bigger white triangle is the wind direction.  In the center are the swells measured in feet and underneath that is the swell period. 
    Below the compass rose, on the left side is the maximum wave size with its swell periods and directly to the right of that are the swells with their swell periods

  4. At the very bottom is the hour by hour slider allowing you to see the present and future forecast of your surf conditions.

 
 
Boris Gundelach