The Swell Czar

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Surfline forecaster Charlie Hutcherson on the next frontier of predicting swells, web series Maps to Nowhere, and the pressure to put surfers on good waves.

By The Surfer’s Journal

Volume 34 Issue 3 (2025)

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The still photography of the late Sonny Miller.

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In this issue

We draw parallels between the surf and aerospace industries, get lucky at a fickle South Pacific slab, trace the altered history of a once-famed Indonesian wave, and lurk in a storied carpark. We also tap into the knowledge of an ace forecaster on the cutting-edge of swell science, study surf-art allegory, hang with a newly content nomad, slide 11-foot-plus boards, and more.

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