System and method for displaying surf information to a user

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a system configured to display current surf information to a user on a device worn by the user, track physical surfing activity of the user across multiple surf sessions, and/or alert the user when current surf conditions match previously highly rated surf conditions and/or any user selected criteria based on surf/weather forecast data. The system may comprise a first device (a watch) worn by the user, a second device (the user's smartphone) associated with the user but physically separate and unconnected from the first device, external resources, and/or other components.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for displaying surf information to a user via a user interface carried by a first device worn by the user, the method comprising:
 obtaining information related to a desired physical, geographic surf location of the user with a second device, the second device being physically separate and unconnected from the first device, and being associated with the user;   obtaining, with the second device, surf information for the desired surf location of the user, wherein the surf information for the desired surf location is regularly obtained from one or more external sources of information accessed via a wireless communication network such that the obtained surf information reflects substantially current surf information for the desired surf location of the user;   wirelessly communicating the obtained surf information to the first device responsive to the first device being in proximity to the second device to facilitate communication between the first device and the second device; and   displaying the communicated surf information to the user via the user interface carried by the first device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first device is a watch. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second device is a smartphone associated with the user. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the surf information includes one or more of a date, a time, a surf break name, a wave height, a surf condition rating, a current tide indication, a water temperature, an alert indicator, a tide graph, an air temperature, a surf forecast, or weather information. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the user interface carried by the first device comprises one or more views that include one or more fields for displaying one or more of the date, the time, the surf break name, the wave height, the surf condition rating, the current tide indication, the water temperature, the alert indicator, the tide graph, the air temperature, the surf forecast, or the weather information. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising obtaining the information related to the desired physical, geographic surf location of the user based on location information received from the user via a user interface carried by the second device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein obtaining the information related to the desired physical, geographic surf location of the user with the second device comprises generating one or more output signals conveying information related to a current physical, geographic location of the user with a location sensor included in the second device and determining the desired physical, geographic surf location of the user with the second device based on the output signals. 
     
     
         8 . A system configured to display surf information to a user, the system comprising:
 a device worn by the user that carries a user interface configured to display surf information to the user, the surf information received from one or more physical computer processors configured by computer readable instructions to:
 obtain information related to a desired physical, geographic surf location of the user wearing the device; 
 obtain surf information for the desired surf location of the user, wherein the surf information for the desired surf location is regularly obtained from one or more external sources of information accessed via a wireless communication network such that the obtained surf information reflects substantially current surf information for the desired surf location of the user; 
 communicate the obtained surf information to the device worn by the user; and 
 cause the device worn by the user to display the communicated surf information to the user via the user interface. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the device is a watch. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more physical computer processors are configured such that at least one of the one or more physical computer processors is included in a smartphone associated with the user. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the user interface carried by the device worn by the user comprises a graphical user interface having one or more views that include one or more fields for displaying one or more of a date, a time, a surf break name, a wave height, a surf condition rating, a current tide indication, a water temperature, an alert indicator, a tide chart, an air temperature, a surf forecast, or weather information. 
     
     
         12 . A system configured to provide surf information to a user via an electronic application configured to receive surf information from one or more remote server computers and communicate the surf information to a device worn by the user for display to the user, the system comprising:
 one or more physical computer processors configured by computer readable instructions to:
 obtain information related to a desired physical, geographic surf location of the user; 
 regularly obtain surf information for the desired surf location of the user from the one or more remote server computers accessed via a wireless communication network such that the obtained surf information reflects substantially current surf information for the desired surf location of the user; 
 communicate the obtained surf information to the device worn by the user; and 
 cause a user interface carried by the device worn by the user to display the communicated surf information to the user. 
   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the device worn by the user is a watch. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more physical computer processors are configured such that at least one of the one or more physical computer processors is included in a smartphone associated with the user. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more physical computer processors are configured such that the surf information includes one or more of a date, a time, a surf break name, a wave height, a surf condition rating, a current tide indication, a water temperature, an alert indicator, a tide graph, an air temperature, a surf forecast, or weather information. 
     
     
         16 . A system configured to track physical surfing activity of a user, the system comprising:
 a first device worn by the user configured to generate and store information related to physical surfing activity of a user during a current surf session, the first device comprising:
 one or more sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the physical surfing activity of the user during the current surf session; and 
 electronic storage configured to electronically store the information related to the physical surfing activity of the user during the current surf session, 
   wherein the first device is configured to communicate with a second device associated with the user that is physically separate and unconnected from the first device, the second device comprising one or more physical computer processors configured to:
 responsive to the user completing the current surf session, obtain the information related to the physical surfing activity of the user during the current surf session; 
 determine one or more current surf parameters for the current surf session, the current surf parameters indicating an amount of physical surfing activity of the user during the current surf session; and 
 electronically store the current surf parameters with corresponding previous surf parameters determined for previous surf sessions to facilitate tracking the user's individual surfing activity for multiple surf sessions. 
   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more physical computer processors of the second device are configured to electronically store the current surf parameters with the corresponding previous surf parameters on a remotely located server. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more physical computer processors of the second device are configured such that the surf parameters include one or more of a paddle count, a session duration, a wave count, individual wave ratings, or an overall session rating. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the first device is configured such that the one or more sensors include one or more of a GPS sensor, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, an altimeter, or a temperature sensor. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the first device is a watch. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the second device is a smartphone associated with the user. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more physical computer processors of the second device are configured to obtain the information related to the physical surfing activity of the user during the current surf session responsive to the user completing the current surf session and the first device being in proximity to the second device to facilitate communication between the first device and the second device. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more physical computer processors of the second device are further configured to:
 receive a surf session rating from the user that indicates an enjoyment level of the user for the current surf session;   obtain surf information for a physical, geographic surf location of the current surf session, wherein the surf information for the surf location is regularly obtained from one or more external sources of information accessed via a wireless communication network such that the obtained surf information reflects surf information for the surf location during the current surf session; and   responsive to receiving a positive enjoyment level rating from the user, cause a user interface of the first device to display an alert to the user when subsequently obtained surf information for the surf location from the one or more external sources of information is substantially similar to the surf information for the current surf session.   
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 23 , wherein the one or more physical computer processors of the second device are configured such that the surf information includes one or more of a time of day, a wave height, a surf condition rating, a current tide indication, a water temperature, an air temperature, swell information, or weather information.