The Science Behind a Surfer's Sixth Sense Have you ever woken up before dawn and just felt that there were waves? No forecast.No buoy report.No surf cam. Just a feeling. Many experienced surfers swear they can sense when surf is on the way. While it might sound like folklore, there is real science—and years of observation—behind that intuition. Your Body Is Always Reading the Atmosphere Long before smartphones, surfers relied on their senses. They noticed: The smell of salt i