Mobile App | AI-Powered Surf Forecast Experiment by Barbara RezendeMobile App | AI-Powered Surf Forecast Experiment by Barbara Rezende

Mobile App | AI-Powered Surf Forecast Experiment

Barbara Rezende

Barbara Rezende

Translating complex ocean data into easy decisions for surfing.

Wavy App · Surf forecast for everyone

Challenge

Wavy is №01 in my series of experiments building real products with AI in the loop. The point was never to ship a side project — it was to test whether I could collapse design and engineering into one workflow.
I gave myself Surfline as a fixed reference. A known target removes the blank-page problem. But Surfline is built for experienced surfers who already speak the language: swell period, wind direction, tide charts. Beginners stare at the same data and still can't answer the only question that matters: “Should I go today, and where?”
This is a problem I faced myself when I started surfing. I relied on other people help me understand whether the conditions were right for me...
See the full case study: barbararezende.com/work/wavy-app
Magic finder + personalized results
Magic finder + personalized results
Magic button animation
Surf session log
Surf session log
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Posted Jun 9, 2026

Translating complex ocean data into easy decisions for surfers. A React Native prototype shipped in under a week with AI in the loop.