How to Get a Surf Report from a Cell Phone

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Consider the traditional option of calling a telephone surf report.

   Many surf shops offer a free numbers with recorded reports of surf conditions.
   
   Pay services such as 976-SURF or 976-WAVE are also available.
   
   Unfortunately these traditional voice surf reports cost a few dollars, take a few minutes to check, and cannot be done discreetly in a meeting.
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   Step 2: Use a web browser enabled mobile phone to get a report on surf conditions.

   Cingular, Sprint, newer Verizon phones and other mobile phone users should use http://www.surfline.com/wml.
   
   Old Verizon phone and Nextel users should point their handset browsers to www.surfline.com/slwl.
   
   These sites are not viewable on a standard PC web browser. , Options include Summary, East, West, Hawaii, and Far Away. , You can press continue by pressing back to view multiple breaks. ,
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   Step 3: Choose your region.

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   Step 4: Drill down through the menus to your local break.

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   Step 5: Read the brief text description of surf conditions which should give you enough information to decide whether to go surfing or stay at home.

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