Personal Surf Calendar
The forecast gets watched. The time gets blocked. You just go.
A personal surf calendar is a diary that fills itself. You tell it which beaches you surf, what a good day looks like at each one and the hours you can realistically get away. It checks the forecast against those rules and, when they line up inside your free time, puts the session in your Google Calendar or asks you first by email or text. SurfSlot's version is built for people who work, not for surf schools.
Highlights
- Save each beach by name and a pin on the map
- Wave height, wind speed, wind direction and tide rules per beach
- Your surf windows: the days and hours you can actually leave
- A shortest session worth blocking, so 30-minute gaps aren't offered
- Look 1 to 7 days ahead and claim the time before meetings do
- Ask-first by email or text, or block straight into Google Calendar
Early access, so there is no subscription to buy yet. Signing up asks for your name, email and phone.
Why a calendar beats another forecast app
The problem isn't knowing the surf is good. It's that by the time you know, the time is gone. Work calendars fill days ahead while surf gets decided at 7am, so the two never meet.
A personal surf calendar closes that gap. The forecast is checked against your rules continuously, and a match becomes a real event in the calendar you already live in. Colleagues and clients see you as busy, and you see surf as a commitment rather than a hope.
Setup is three steps and the dashboard walks you through them: see get started in 3 steps.
How it's set up
- Beaches. Name each beach and drop a pin exactly where you surf. Turn a beach off when you're travelling or it's out of season.
- A good day, per beach. Wave height range, the strongest wind you'll accept, the directions that work there, and the tide phases you need.
- Your windows. The days and times you can get away, plus the shortest session worth blocking and how many days ahead to look, from 1 to 7.
- Your calendar. Connect Google Calendar and choose ask-first or auto-block.
If you're still deciding what to set, how to read a surf forecast explains what each number means, and offshore wind explained covers why direction matters more than speed at most beaches.
Ask-first, or let it block
Ask-first sends an email or text describing the session — beach, window and the forecast behind it — and you accept or skip. Auto-block puts the event in Google Calendar and tells you it's there.
Either way, upcoming sessions sit on your dashboard where you can block, skip or remove them, and past sessions drop off automatically. Press Check forecast now whenever you want an answer without waiting for the next scan.
When a meeting is already in the way
SurfSlot never declines an invitation, moves a meeting or messages anyone on your behalf. If a good window overlaps something already booked, the surf block is still added and the alert tells you about the clash — early enough to ask for the meeting to move, or to skip the session yourself.
What it doesn't do
Worth knowing before you sign up:
- Google Calendar only today. Other calendars aren't connected yet.
- Not a surf school tool. Schools use the separate SurfSlot booking platform.
- Forecasts change. A match is the best current reading, rechecked every few hours, not a guarantee.
- Early access. There is no subscription to buy yet.
Who it's for
People who work and surf, and lose the good days to the diary:
- Freelancers who can move client work but need a reason to do it before the week fills.
- Remote and hybrid workers whose calendar is open to colleagues.
- Business owners who only do what's scheduled.
Surf schools and camps use the separate booking platform.
Frequently asked
What is a personal surf calendar?
A schedule tool for one surfer. It holds your beaches, your idea of a good day and the hours you can surf, then turns a forecast match into an event in your Google Calendar instead of a notification you still have to act on.
Do I need to know the forecast myself?
No. You set the rules once — wave height, wind speed and direction, tide — and SurfSlot checks the forecast for the pin on each beach every few hours.
Will it book things without me?
Only in auto-block mode, and only inside the hours you chose. In ask-first mode you get an email or text and approve each session.
Can it move a meeting that's already booked?
No. It adds the surf block anyway and flags the clash. Moving or declining a meeting stays your decision.
Is this the surf school platform?
No. Surf schools and camps use the separate booking platform. This is a personal dashboard for individual surfers.
How much does it cost?
It's in early access, so there's no subscription to buy yet. Signing up asks for your name, email and phone.