Donation Progress
September 1, 2026
Reader donations improved in August, edging the year-to-date total just above where it needs to be for this point in the year. Since my WaveCast report is funded entirely by reader support, maintaining this momentum is key to keeping my report self-sustaining. Here's where things currently stand.
I'm deeply grateful to everyone who chipped in to help regain ground this past month. While things are back on target for now, the year is far from over, and staying ahead of the goal takes continuous support. Your contribution today helps ensure my forecasting efforts stay funded through the end of the year to keep my WaveCast report alive. 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 come 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 has continued and I can't thank you enough.
I'll post my next progress update after the first of October. 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.
