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Photograph:<\/strong> ARR<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saturday (October 20) Magic Quiver surf shop hosts the workshop “Understanding the Ocean From a surfer’s perspective”: for any\u00adone who loves the sea and wants to under\u00adstand it bet\u00adter.<\/p>\n This Surf Science event will be taught by Tony Butt, an oceanographer, writer, Patagonia ambassador, Chief Forecaster at Magicseaweed and big wave surfer. He started surfing in the early 70’s. After many years of traveling and surfing different spots around the world\u2014spots that have now become well-known and crowded, he started wondering where the waves came from and decided to go back to school and obtained a PhD in Physical Oceanography. He authored the books: Surf Science: An Introduction to Waves for Surfing and The Surfer\u2019s Guide to Waves, Coasts and Climates.<\/p>\n Being out in big surf is about being close to nature, not conquering it; it is about understanding nature and understanding yourself.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n In this workshop you will get an insight into where waves are originated, what happens to them as they travel towards the coast and why they are the way they are when we surf them, in addition to some knowledge into how to read weather charts and how to make the best of the forecasting resources. You will have time to debate and ask all your questions.<\/p>\n Tickets are \u20ac50 and include a goodie bag and lunch at our Deli. The number of tickets is strictly limited. Please email shop@magicquiver.com to book your attendance. All attendees are eligible for a 25% discount at our Magic Quiver Surf Lodge.<\/p>\n Approximate content of the workshop:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Introduction and basic concepts 2. Generation of waves on the ocean surface 3. Propagation of free-travelling swell 4. When the waves approach the coast
\nIntroduction
\nAnatomy of a wave
\nWhere do waves come from?
\nBasic weather charts<\/p>\n
\nThe wind around a low pressure
\nCapillary waves
\nLinear and exponential growth
\nLimiting factors<\/p>\n
\nDifference between windsea and swell
\nCircumferential dispersion
\nRadial dispersion
\nThe formation of wave groups<\/p>\n
\nWave velocity in shallow water
\nConcave and concave refraction
\nWave shoaling and height transformation
\nWave breaking<\/p>\n