Magic Seaweed Swamis (2024)

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What happened with magicseaweed? ›

Global surf forecasting firm Magic Seaweed (MSW) has announced it is losing its name as it merges with California-based Surfline. MSW, which was created in Kingsbridge, south Devon in 2002, was bought by Surfline in 2017.

MagicSeaweed, My favourite App for weather forecasting and just as importantly, wave and swell prediction charts, has now sold out to a US surf App called Surfline.

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.

As of today, Magicseaweed — a surf forecasting platform cherished by many around the world — has passed on. Opening the App or visiting the website now pushes you to instead consult MSW's overlords at Surfline.

Magicseaweed (MSW), the popular surf forecasting website and app, has announced that it is closing its doors, and their parent company' Surfline app should be used as an alternative.

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.

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.

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

Surfline bought Magic Seaweed in 2017. Up until now, the two have remained separate brands and products. However, starting today (Tuesday, April 4), they are merging. MSW will slowly morph into Surfline.

458 – Ben Freeston: Magic Seaweed Founder.

How much do Surfline reporters make? ›

The average Surfline\Wavetrak hourly pay ranges from approximately $31 per hour (estimate) for a Surf Reporter to $85 per hour (estimate) for a CEO-Founder. Surfline\Wavetrak employees rate the overall compensation and benefits package 3.8/5 stars.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Sept, 6 2023– Surfline\Wavetrak Inc, the leading provider of surf forecasting and video experiences, today announced that Ross Garrett has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Kyle Laughlin, who stepped down from the position.

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.

Surfline has been the surf world's go-to for wave forecasting and surf reports since 1985, helping millions of surfers score better waves, more often. Use the Surfline app to know before you go anytime, anywhere.

MagicSeaweed has surf reports for over 5,000 beaches and point breaks around the world. MagicSeaweed rates each day of surf by a star rating system. Five stars means it will be epic and 1 star means it will be very poor. This site does have live surf cams, but not as many as Surfline.

Jeff Berg: The main reasons are that it's a good brand and a product that has amassed quite a large audience. We believe we can provide the talented team at Magicseaweed support in places they've never quite had it.