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Knowing where and when to go - and knowing where and when NOT to go - are integral parts of surf planning. Checking spot after spot, wasting fuel and that precious surf window, only to end up back at the break where you began is a unique frustration shared universally by surfers. Surfline was created to eliminate that guesswork, and over four decades, has built its reputation as the world’s top surf forecast. Since 1985, Surfline has helped millions of surfers know before they go. Designed by surfers, for surfers, offering cutting-edge proprietary forecast models, an expert team of in-house meteorologists, and an exclusive global network of live cams, Surfline connects surfers to their passion. Check live conditions - Check the surf in your area or scope your dream spot with 1000+ cams worldwide - See how conditions are changing throughout the day with hourly condition data including …
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What you can learn from Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports
Every shipping app on the App Store has gone through the same decisions you're working through right now: which screenshot goes first, what caption sits over it, which device frame to show, what color the background should be. The 6 screenshots above are Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports's answers to those questions — they're public, they're real, and they made it through Apple's review.
Notice the first screenshot in particular. It's the one users see in search results and on the product page, and it's where most apps spend their best caption and tightest design. Look at the proportion of background to phone, where the text sits, what one thing the image is trying to communicate.
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