How to log a surf session

Adding a session takes about a minute.

Add a session

  1. Sign in.
  2. Click Log Session in the menu.
  3. Fill in what you know and save. You can edit it later.

The Android app has the same form. With a Wear OS watch, the watch records the session and you add details afterwards.

Fields

Field What to enter
Start time When you paddled out
Duration Minutes in the water
Overall rating One to five stars, halves allowed
Surf size Knee to double overhead
Surf quality Poor to epic
Board and fins From your quiver
Spot From the spot directory, or add your own
Notes Anything else: wind, crowd, what worked

Rate the session, not the conditions. Size and quality describe the waves; the rating is how it went for you. Keeping them separate makes the stats more useful.

Tide

There’s no tide field. When a session has a spot and a start time, Sessions predicts the tide from the nearest station: low, mid or high, rising or falling, and a curve around your session. If the station is far from the spot, the session says so.

Questions

Which fields are required?
Only the start time and a rating. Add a spot if you can, since the map, spot stats and tide depend on it.
Why can't I enter the tide?
Sessions predicts it from the spot and time, using the nearest tide station within 100 km.
Can I log old sessions?
Yes. Set the start time to when you surfed.
Can I log from my phone?
Yes, in the Android app. A Wear OS watch can also record sessions for you.

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