Surf Alerts That Reach Your Calendar
A notification tells you it's on. A calendar block gets you there.
Most surf alerts end at a buzz in your pocket. You still have to check your diary, find the window and hope nobody has booked it. SurfSlot alerts go one step further: the match becomes a session you can accept from an email or text, or it's already in your Google Calendar when you see it.
Highlights
- Marine and weather forecast read for the exact pin on each beach
- Matched on wave height, wind speed, wind direction and tide phase
- Only inside the days and hours you've said you can surf
- At least as long as your shortest session setting
- Email or text in ask-first mode, automatic events in auto-block mode
- Live conditions per beach while you decide
Early access, so there is no subscription to buy yet. Signing up asks for your name, email and phone.
What an alert is matched against
Every few hours SurfSlot reads the marine and weather forecast for the pin on each active beach and looks for windows where wave height, wind speed, wind direction and tide phase all match your rules, inside your surf times, and at least as long as your shortest session.
That's what makes an alert worth acting on. It isn't a generic "swell incoming" for a coastline — it's your beach, your conditions and your free hour.
Ask-first: approve from your phone
Ask-first sends an email or text with the beach, the window and the forecast behind it. Accept and the session goes into Google Calendar. Skip and it's dismissed. Nothing is added to your day while you're deciding.
Auto-block: the session is already there
If you'd rather not be asked each time, auto-block adds the event straight to Google Calendar and tells you it's there. Upcoming sessions sit on your dashboard where you can skip or remove them, and past sessions drop off on their own.
Acting on an alert
Your dashboard lists upcoming matches with the forecast that triggered them, so you can block the time, skip it, or remove a block you no longer want. Check forecast now runs the same check on demand instead of waiting for the next scan.
Live conditions while you decide
Each saved beach shows its current wave and wind readings and a tide estimate, so "is it actually on right now" has an answer without opening another app. Beaches you're not surfing this season can be switched off so they stop generating alerts.
Two honest caveats
Google Calendar is the only calendar today. And because SurfSlot is in early access, Google's consent screen may say the app hasn't been verified — that's Google's standard message for newer apps, not a warning about your account.
Who uses surf alerts like this
Surfers whose problem is time, not knowledge:
- Freelancers who need the good morning in the diary before a client takes it.
- Remote workers whose free hours get booked by colleagues.
- Business owners who only honour what's scheduled.
If you'd rather understand the numbers behind an alert first, start with how to read a surf forecast.
Frequently asked
How is this different from a surf alert app?
An alert app tells you the surf is good and leaves the rest to you. SurfSlot turns the same match into a calendar event, so the time is protected rather than negotiated with your diary at 7am.
Where does the forecast come from?
Open-Meteo marine and weather forecasts, read at the pin you dropped on each beach and checked every few hours.
Can it text me instead of emailing?
Yes. Alerts go by email or text using the contact details in your profile.
Will it decline a meeting that clashes?
No. The surf block is added anyway and the clash is flagged, so you decide which one wins.
Do I have to keep checking?
No. Scans run automatically, and past sessions drop off your schedule without you clearing them.