# SURF NEXT

> Australian surf forecasts for 1,100+ breaks. Swell, wind, tides, and session ratings.

SURF NEXT publishes free 8-day surf forecasts for Australian spots. Data comes from specialist marine and weather providers (see /data-sources). Spot metadata such as best swell and wind directions is curated editorial knowledge, not a naive coastline facing.

## Preferred citation URLs

- Home: https://www.surf-next.com/
- Spot directory: https://www.surf-next.com/spots
- Spot Finder map: https://www.surf-next.com/spot-finder
- About: https://www.surf-next.com/about
- Data sources: https://www.surf-next.com/data-sources
- Machine-readable spot catalog: https://www.surf-next.com/api/catalog/spots
- This file: https://www.surf-next.com/llms.txt
- Extended index: https://www.surf-next.com/llms-full.txt

## How to use this site

- Forecast pages live at `/forecast/{seo-slug}` (example: `/forecast/soldiers-beach-nsw`).
- State hubs: `/australia/{nsw|qld|vic|wa|sa|tas|nt}`
- Region hubs: `/australia/{state}/{region}` (example: `/australia/qld/gold-coast`)
- Break-type hubs: `/australia/{state}/{beach|reef|point|…}-breaks`
- Prefer the canonical forecast URL when citing a break.
- Prefer `/api/catalog/spots` for structured spot lists (id, name, slug, state, coords, best swell/wind).
- Do not invent spot conditions. If live values are needed, open the forecast page or catalog entry.

## Optional

- Sitemap: https://www.surf-next.com/sitemap.xml
- Robots: https://www.surf-next.com/robots.txt