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I made an hyper-local app for finding the best times for kayaking/paddleboarding on Alki
I bought some costco paddleboards years ago that i rarely get to use. A few weeks ago I started building this app in hopes that it would better inform me of when the best time to paddleboard in the near future was.
Well here it is.
https://alkisurf.kmkramer.app/
it uses a formula that calculates wave swell based on the direction and duration of wind. Its really a hyper-local weather app with some fun animations and every data point exposed.
a score of 10 is the best time to go, a score of 0 is "no go" (wind too strong).
Made with Claude code, gemini stitch, and a skill stack that helped me improve the architecture significantly. I'm not a dev by training though.
u/GotProof — 6 days ago