SMS alert when it's time to surf

"We are really excited about the potential of our new SMS alert service. It gives you a day's notice of when a big swell is due to arrive at your stretch of coast, without having to check your usual channels for extreme ocean swell conditions," said Steve Pike of Wavescape.co.za.

According to Pike: "There has been a surge of people subscribing on our website for the free Big Swell Alert SMS service. We cover the western, southern and eastern coastlines of South Africa and you can select to receive an SMS for one or several regions. For example, surfers in Cape Town may wish to know what is happening in Jeffreys Bay or the West Coast as well as the Cape Peninsula to better plan when and where they will be chasing the swell. Likewise, Durban surfers may wish to keep an eye on the Wild Coast or the Eastern Cape.

Not just for surfers

"This SMS service is perfect for anyone who lives on the coast, and not just surfers with a desire to surf big waves. Residents with homes next to the seafront could especially benefit from an SMS warning them to expect heavy sea swells. In recent years there has been an increase of storm activity that have damaged or threatened homes exposed to high seas and big waves."

Wavescape partnered with the Cape Town-based global messaging company BulkSMS.com to provide the Big Swell Alert SMS service.