Turn On It, Tune Out, Drop In

SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
W SWELL 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS... BUILDING TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. TONIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT.
WIND WAVES 4 FT.
NW SWELL 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS.

Surf in Oregon...right?

Well, this is Terry Dibble, an engineer with OSU's Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory, surfing in its wave tank, for a National Geographic television special in 2002.