Surf Years Calculator
Check lifetime surf exposure
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
How much have you really surfed in your life? Surf Years turns a lifetime of surfing into one simple, comparable score – for curiosity, research, and healthcare.
Surf Years Calculator helps you calculate lifetime surf and water exposure using a simple score called Surf Years.
Use it out of curiosity, to better understand your own time in the water, or in research and surf-related healthcare contexts.
Why Surf Years?
Most people don't surf the same way forever. Statements such as "I've been surfing for 20 years" or "I surf three times per week" only tell part of the story.
Surf Years combines frequency and duration into a single measure of lifetime exposure — making it easier to describe, compare, document, and discuss.
What you can do:
- Add home and travel surfing habits across different life phases
- Save multiple profiles (e.g. yourself, family, patients, study participants)
- Track lifetime exposure over time
- Export profiles for personal tracking or research (SYC, CSV, JSON)
- Share results with friends, researchers, or healthcare professionals
Built for real-world use:
Surf Years is more than a calculator. It helps document complex surfing histories in a structured and reproducible way, whether for personal interest, research projects, or surf-related healthcare discussions.
Privacy in mind:
Your Surf Years data stays on your device. We don't upload it, and we don't see your data or how you use the app.
Feedback:
Questions, ideas, or feature requests: app@surfingmed.com
What is a Surf Year?
- A Surf Year (1 SY) is defined as 5 hours spent surfing per week for one year.
- That sounds simple. In reality, many people go through very different phases of life. Some years involve daily surfing close to home, others occasional surf trips, periods away from the ocean, or changing habits over time.
- Surf Years helps capture these changes and turn them into one consistent, comparable measure of lifetime water exposure.
Disclaimer:
Surf Years is an exposure metric. It does not diagnose conditions or predict individual risk. Read the full Disclaimer in the app.
By downloading or using this app, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy, available in the app and at surfingmed.com/apps/disclaimer/.
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• Added support for France, Tahiti & beyond
• Improved readability of T&C and Privacy Policy
• Bugs fixed
The developer, Surfing Medicine International, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Stichting Surfing Medicine International
- Size
- 13.9 MB
- Category
- Medical
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Medical Treatment information
- Copyright
- © 2026 Michael Göttinger. All rights reserved. Published by Stichting Surfing Medicine International.