Surfline is the world's first surf report service. Sean Collins was the planet's first ocean swell forecaster.

It all started in 1985 with a pay-per-call telephone surf report.

After dialing 976-SURF, surfers were able to listen to a 90-second recorded message with valuable information on the wave conditions for some of the best spots in Southern California.

Each call cost 55 cents, and there were two daily reports - one at 7:15 am, and another one at 2:15 pm.

In 1995, Surfline went online and started providing live surf cams and long-range surf forecasts.

This is the story of surfing's most popular wave prediction website.

Video by Surfline. Directed by Marc Beaty and Jeremy Pfeiffer.

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