Donation Progress
April 1, 2026
For the second month in a row, donations have fallen short of the minimum required to keep WaveCast operational. We are now at a critical crossroads.
If this trend continues, it will put the WaveCast report in jeopardy. WaveCast exists entirely through reader donations — and right now, that support is needed more than before. If these reports have value to you, I'm asking for your support at this time. And here's why.
When Surfing and Surfer magazines shut down in 2019, I made the decision to continue my WaveCast report independently — as long as it could sustain itself through reader support. For over 30 years, tracking storms and forecasting surf has been part of my daily life. Today, reader donations are the only thing keeping this report alive.
For context, my donation goal is less than one percent of what some forecast sites pull in every year from subscriptions. While those operations pull in tens of millions of dollars a year, my monthly goal for 2026 is merely $2800 — just enough to justify the hours of work I put into each report.
We all reach a point where we have to be protective of our time. With my health issues and the natural shift in priorities that comes with age, I have to weigh where my energy goes. I want that to be here — tracking storms across the Pacific for surf, weather, and wind in SoCal. But that only makes sense if the report remains self-sustaining.
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.
I'll post my next progress update after the first of May. 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.
