Donation Progress
November 1, 2025
After a brief uptick in September, donations unfortunately dipped in October, putting the donation goal on the razor's edge and a downward trend:
I'm thankful to everyone who donated this year, but if this trend continues then this year will end in negative territory, which could affect the future of my WaveCast report. And here's why.
When Surfing and then Surfer magazines closed at the end of 2019 and ended my report, I continued to provide my WaveCast report three times a week, but only if there were enough donations to cover my time. I've been doing this report for 30 years, even though health issues ended my days in the water. I knew that once donations dropped, it'd signal the time to sunset this report, and to spend the time of my golden years with other interests. So in other words, if you want this report to continue then donate — not donating tells me it's time to end this report.
Please bear in mind that I ask for less than 0.5% of what some forecast sites pull in every year from required subscriptions. While some bigger forecasting sites rake-in tens of millions of dollars, my ask is a mere drop in the bucket, just $2700 per month in 2025, which barely compensates me for my time and effort.
Feeling the obvious signs of age with my health issues a daily reminder of our limited time, I am constantly forced to weigh whether I should spend my time tracking storms across the Pacific and calculate each and every one for surf, weather, and wind in SoCal, or whether my time and effort would be best spent elsewhere. Your donations are the deciding factor.
I would like to thank everyone who has donated to support this report. You are the reason this report continued and I can't thank you enough. For those who don't donate, you are the reason this report could end.
I'll post my next progress update after the first of December. Until then, I truly wish the best for all of you, and I hope that you too will decide to make the best use of your most valuable asset: Time.
