It’s arguable that Sean Collins has made more of an impact on every surfer than any other that  has have lived, and what’s more he was not a particularly special surfer. In fact if you ever surfed with Sean he wouldn’t come even close to standing out from the crowd. But his passion for understanding waves and forecasting where they would be at exact times has meant he has touched every surfer on the planet.

In the early 80’s on missions to Mexico he would practise forecasting and faxing reports back to people who had subscribed for them. In 1984 he joined a fledgling telephone forecasting company called Surfline but he soon left and started his own company WaveTrak and eventually the two Surfline as we know it today. It went online in 1995, and has since affected every surfer’s life from pro to weekend warrior. Though Sean sadly passed away just over a year ago his legacy will outlive us all.