--- title: "How popular is Surf Captain? Searches and AI answers worldwide" description: "Surf Captain publishes surf forecasts and reports. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/surf-captain" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is Surf Captain? Searches and AI answers worldwide Surf Captain publishes surf forecasts and reports. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: Surf Captain - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among surf forecast sites**: 1% ## Where does Surf Captain compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Surf forecast sites | 6 | 1% | 9.9K | - [Surf forecast sites](/demand/global-en/categories/surf-forecast-sites) ## Top surf forecast sites in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Surf Captain did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Surfline | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Windy | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Surf-Forecast.com | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Windguru | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Swellnet | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Swellmap | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Surf Captain | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about surf forecast sites - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best surf forecast site?": 1. Surfline, 2. Windy, 3. Windguru, 4. Surf-Forecast.com - Asked ChatGPT "Which surf forecast is most accurate?": 1. Surfline, 2. Surf-Forecast.com, 3. Windy, 4. Windguru - Asked ChatGPT "What app do surfers use to check the waves?": 1. Surfline, 2. Windy, 3. Windguru - Searched Google, AI Overview "surf forecast": 1. Surf-Forecast.com - Searched Google, AI Overview "surf forecast app": 1. Surfline, 2. Surf-Forecast.com, 3. Windy Not named in any answer: Swellnet, Swellmap and Surf Captain. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 27, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Surf Captain changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Surf Captain worldwide rose from 6.6K to 9.9K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Surf Captain’s share of searches among surf forecast sites worldwide held steady, from 0.56% to 1%. ## How did search popularity change for surf forecast sites worldwide in October 2026? - In October 2026, Windy gained share of searches among surf forecast sites worldwide, from 9.5% to 11.1%. - In October 2026, Swellmap gained share of searches among surf forecast sites worldwide, from 1.6% to 2.7%. - In October 2026, Swellnet gained share of searches among surf forecast sites worldwide, from 3.5% to 4.1%. - In October 2026, Windguru lost share of searches among surf forecast sites worldwide, from 58.1% to 55.8%. - In October 2026, Surfline lost share of searches among surf forecast sites worldwide, from 26.1% to 25%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Surf Captain worldwide rose 50% over 12 measured months, from 6.6K to 9.9K in October 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | Surf forecast sites | 6.6K | 0.56% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | Surf forecast sites | 6.6K | 0.65% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | Surf forecast sites | 6.6K | 0.59% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | Surf forecast sites | 5.4K | 0.59% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | Surf forecast sites | 6.6K | 0.68% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | Surf forecast sites | 6.6K | 0.67% | 6 | | May 2026 | Surf forecast sites | 8.1K | 0.83% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | Surf forecast sites | 9.9K | 1% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Surf forecast sites | 12.1K | 1% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | Surf forecast sites | 12.1K | 0.89% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | Surf forecast sites | 12.1K | 1% | 6 | | Oct 2026 | Surf forecast sites | 9.9K | 1% | 6 | ## How are Surf Captain’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Surf Captain’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “surf captain” ## Which surf forecast sites compete with Surf Captain? - [Windguru](/demand/global-en/brands/windguru) - [Surfline](/demand/global-en/brands/surfline): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/surf-captain-vs-surfline - [Windy](/demand/global-en/brands/windy): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/surf-captain-vs-windy - [Swellnet](/demand/global-en/brands/swellnet): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/surf-captain-vs-swellnet - [Swellmap](/demand/global-en/brands/swellmap): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/surf-captain-vs-swellmap - [Surf-Forecast.com](/demand/global-en/brands/surf-forecast-com): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/surf-captain-vs-surf-forecast-com ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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