How it started
Started with one camera in 2011
ONIT Surf started in 2011 with one small surf camera and a simple idea: make it easier to know what the waves are actually doing before driving halfway across the country.
Back then, checking the surf often meant looking at the weather chart in a national newspaper, studying the isobars and wind direction, then making a calculated guess.
More often than not, that guess meant hours spent driving through countrysides, coast roads and laneways — only to arrive at a beach with no waves, the wrong wind or conditions that had already changed.
Why live cameras matter
Forecasts are useful. Live views are better.
Today, there are more surf forecasts, apps and prediction tools than ever before, and many of them are useful. But there is still nothing quite like a live view of the beach.
A forecast can tell you what might happen. A live surf webcam shows you what is happening right now.
Whether you are checking a local reef, planning a family beach trip, watching the tide, or deciding where to surf, ONIT Surf gives you a clearer picture before you go.