Get Your Surf Calendar Running in 3 Steps
Beaches, surf times, calendar. Then let the forecast do the work.
When you first open your surf dashboard, a short checklist walks you through setup. Each step ticks off as you finish it, and the checklist disappears once everything is in place. Here's what each step does and how to get the most out of it.
At a glance
- Step 1: add your beaches and ideal conditions
- Step 2: set the days and times you can surf
- Step 3: connect Google Calendar and choose ask-first or auto-block
- Checklist ticks off as you go
- Takes a few minutes
1. Add your beaches
Open Beaches, press add, name the beach and drop a pin on the map exactly where you surf. Then press Edit to set your ideal conditions for that beach: the wave height range you enjoy, the strongest wind you'll accept, the wind directions that work there, and the tide phases (low, mid rising, mid falling, high). Each saved beach shows its live conditions, and you can switch a beach off when you're away. Not sure what to pick? See how to read a surf forecast.
2. When can you surf?
Open When I can surf and add the days and times you can realistically get away, such as weekday mornings before work and longer weekend windows. Set the shortest session worth blocking so short gaps aren't suggested, and choose how many days ahead to look (1 to 7). Save your surf times and this step is done.
3. Connect Google Calendar
Open Settings, check your contact email and mobile number, then press Connect Google Calendar. Choose how you want surf handled: Ask me first sends an email or text so you approve each session, while Block it automatically adds it straight to your calendar. Existing meetings are never declined; clashes are flagged so you can decide. More in Google Calendar surf alerts.
Then what?
Press Check forecast now to see matches straight away. After that SurfSlot checks every few hours and your upcoming sessions appear on the Schedule tab, where you can block, skip or remove them.
Frequently asked
I keep missing the good surf because of work. How does this help?
SurfSlot watches the forecast for your beaches against your own wave, wind and tide rules, inside the hours you've said you can surf. When it lines up, the session goes into your Google Calendar before meetings can take the slot, or you get an email or text asking first.
I'm a freelancer or business owner. Is this for me?
Yes. It's a personal dashboard for people who work and surf: freelancers, remote workers and business owners. It is not for surf schools; schools use the separate SurfSlot booking platform.
Which calendars does it work with?
Google Calendar today. You connect it once in Settings and SurfSlot adds surf sessions as events in your calendar.
What happens if I already have a meeting at that time?
The surf block is still added, and the alert tells you about the clash so you can decide whether to move the meeting or skip the session. SurfSlot never declines or moves your meetings.
Does it book anything for me without asking?
Only if you choose auto-block. In ask-first mode you get an email or text with the session and decide whether to add it. In both modes you can skip or remove a block from your dashboard.
Where does the forecast come from?
SurfSlot uses Open-Meteo marine and weather forecasts for the exact pin you drop on each beach, and checks them every few hours.
Is this for surf schools?
No. This is a personal dashboard for individual surfers. Surf schools use the separate SurfSlot booking platform.
Three steps to more surf
Sign up with your name, email and phone, and the checklist takes it from there.
Keep reading
Surf forecast calendar
How SurfSlot blocks surf time when it's on.
For freelancers
Surf the good days, move the client work.
For remote workers
Block your calendar before meetings land.
For business owners
Protect surf time like any other meeting.
Google Calendar surf alerts
Forecast matches as real calendar events.
Guide: surf more with a full-time job
A practical system, not motivation.