Magicseaweed Palm Beach (2024)

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What happened to magicseaweed? ›

Global surf forecasting firm Magic Seaweed (MSW) has announced it is losing its name as it merges with California-based Surfline.

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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.

Why did you want to acquire Magicseaweed? 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.

Magicseaweed has joined the Surfline family.

As of today, Magicseaweed — a surf forecasting platform cherished by many around the world — has passed on.

Magicseaweed has joined Surfline and is no longer being supported.

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.

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Ryan Anderson, Ben Freeston, and Nicholas Lott are the founders of Magicseaweed.

3 = POOR: Poor surf with some (30%) FAIR waves to ride. 4 = POOR to FAIR: Generally poor surf many (50%) FAIR waves to ride. 5 = FAIR: Very average surf with most (70%) waves rideable. 6 = FAIR to GOOD: Fair surf with some (30%) GOOD waves.

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User reports indicate no current problems at Surfline.

The exact drivers of the growth are still a bit "shrouded in mystery," says Brian Lapointe, a research professor with Florida Atlantic University, who's been studying sargassum for over 40 years. His hypothesis is that it has to do with how humans are altering the nitrogen cycle.

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.

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".

Surfer was an American monthly periodical focused on surfing and surf culture, founded in 1962 by noted surfer, writer, photographer, artist and humorist John Severson (1933–2017). The magazine folded in 2020.

Ryan Anderson, Ben Freeston, and Nicholas Lott are the founders of Magicseaweed.