Google Earth

Back in the day a surfer looking for a surf spot to travel to, which has never been surfed, would turn to a map. You used a paper map which only showed the outlines of untouched islands and reefs. You couldn’t see the terrain visually or other important things. That stayed the same for many years until Google Earth came along.

Once Google earth came it changed surf travel for ever. It allows surfers to scour the globe in search of secret and untouched surf breaks. You can see the actual visual picture of the spot you are looking at to see the terrain around the spot. This helps if you want to get an idea of how deep the water is or what kind break it is. You can also look at many different points or outcroppings which could produce some great surf. Overall Google Earth has made looking for untouched surf spots a lot easier.