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Surf Science: An Introduction To Waves For Surfing | 
 enlarge | Author: Tony Butt
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Category: Book
List Price: $32.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 117415
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0824828917
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780824828912
ASIN: 0824828917
Publication Date: July 30, 2004
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Product Description
Have you ever wondered where waves come from? What makes every one different, why some peel nicely and others just close out? Why, some days, waves come in sets of six and others in sets of three, and what factors affect the behavior of a surfing break? If you have, this book is for you. Now in its second edition, Surf Science is the first book to talk in depth about the science of waves from a surfer's point of view. It fills the gap between surfing books and waves textbooks and will help you learn how to predict surf. You don't need a scientific background to read it--just curiosity and a fascination for waves.
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Nice Popular Science Overview of Waves October 29, 2008
Nice Book. Definitely a good read. Does not go deep into mathematics of the waves or coriolis forces, but yet is lucid to understand and get an idea of the soup of elements at work to produce surfable waves. I am an engineer and could appreciate more math had it been there but I do not regret its absence. There are plenty of reference mentioned at the end which can be followed up for more curiosity.
Must have for the scientifically inclined surfers.
Dude! It's Surf Science, NOT Surfing Science May 23, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you want to see waves and surfing, buy a magazine. If you want to learn about the surf and waves, how they are formed, and what affects their size, form and period, buy this book. It takes complex concepts and explains them in simple, understandable terms with good graphic illustrations. If you want the mathematics behind the concepts, those are available too in the back of the book. I found the section on earth rotation and winds very good. It helped explain why the waves aren't any better where I surf.
 Must have for anyone who likes water March 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is interesting for anyone thta likes water or has wondered about why waves do what they do.This is a must buy for any sea loving person
Two words... "Surf Science" August 23, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Two words... "Surf Science".
And this is absolutely the best title for this book. A must have for all the surfers that are interested not only in surfing good waves, but for all of them that are interested in knowing how and why the waves break so well or so bad. Wind, wave perfection, cost line, sandbars, reefs, rocks, wave frequency, channels, hollowness, etc... every aspect that affects the wave is explored in this book with great depth.
Everything is very well explained in this book and in a language that is very accessible to all people.
Are you a surfer, an ocean enthusiast? Read it! January 5, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I always lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and this is a very large "surf city". I have surfed recreationallly for about 20 years now, and I can say that this book should be read by anyone who likes surfing of any kind, or fishes by the ocean, or lives by the ocean, or just plain likes the ocean and live in a landlocked place.
Very easy reading, very good graphics, and very understandable for a very complicated issue. I'm buying almost all the book that the authors recommend.
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