Surfer's Guide to Waves, Coasts and Climates - Softcover

Butt, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0906720583 ISBN 13: 9780906720585

Publisher: Alison Hodge, 2009

Synopsis

Following international acclaim for "Surf Science: An Introduction to Waves for Surfing" (Alison Hodge, 2002), Tony Butt's "The Surfer's Guide to Waves, Coasts and Climates" will appeal to surfers and all those who are fascinated by the sea and the coast. Four major sections look at coastal geology (beaches; reefs; rivermouths); climate and big waves (climatic cycles; storminess and surf; searching for the biggest waves; controlling the waves: every surfer's dream; coastal intervention (coastal erosion; coastal modification and the surf; oil spills and ecocide); and the planet bites back (tropical cyclones; global warming and the surf; tsunami).

About this title

Review:

Tony Butt brings great credibility to the task of summarizing the natural and manmade forces at work in our world of oceans and beaches. ... A comprehensive overview of most all of the phenomena and issues relevant to surfers ... also addresses issues like coastal armoring and erosion, pollution and habitat destruction, as well as the ways in which the earth 'bites back': cyclones/hurricanes, tsunamis and global warming.
... Lavishly illustrated with charts and lots of nice photos.
Job well done.
-- The Surfer's Path, Issue 72, April 2009

About the Author:

Dr Tony Butt is a big wave specialist based in the Basque Country, and Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Plymouth, UK. He is the author of Surf Science: An Introduction to Waves for Surfing, and a regular contributor to European surfing magazines. He runs a wave prediction website, www.swell-forecast.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alison Hodge
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0906720583
• ISBN 13: 9780906720585
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176