Surf Region Ranking Skill#

Use this skill when the user asks for the best surf spots in a region based on wave height, wind direction, and wind speed.

Goal#

For a user-specified region:

1. Run the surfline_region_report.py script to gather surf, wind, and tide data per spot in the specified region.
2. Score every spot in the region inside the agent (not in Go).
3. Return the top 3 spots by total score with explanations of their grades.

Category scores are:

• Wave height /10
• Wind direction /10
• Wind speed /10

Total score is /30.

Important architecture rule#

The Python script is data collection only.

It must not be treated as a scorer or ranker.

• Script responsibility: fetch and output spot data
• Agent responsibility: score spots and choose top 3

Required script command#

Preferred (preset regions):

• python3 surfline_region_report.py --region <region> --hours <hours> --output json

Custom spot IDs:

• python3 surfline_region_report.py --spots "<spotId1,spotId2,...>" --hours <hours> --output json

Default hours to 24 unless the user asks otherwise.

Regions supported by preset#

• north-orange-county
• south-orange-county
• san-diego
• santa-cruz

If the user gives an unsupported region, ask for Surfline spot IDs for that region.

Parse JSON output from the script#

Read spots[] from script output. Each spot includes:

• spotId
• avgSurfMinFt
• avgSurfMaxFt
• avgPrimarySwellFt
• avgWindMph
• avgWindDirectionDeg
• avgTideFt
• validHours

Use avgSurfMaxFt as the main wave-height comparison value.

Scoring rubric (agent-side, 0-10 each)#

Compute scores for all valid spots in the selected region.

1) Wave height score (0-10, relative within region)#

Let waveMax = avgSurfMaxFt.

• waveScore = 10 * (waveMax - minWaveMax) / (maxWaveMax - minWaveMax)
• If all spots have identical waveMax, assign waveScore = 5 for all
• Clamp to [0, 10]

Interpretation: bigger rideable waves in the same region score higher.

2) Wind speed score (0-10, lower is better)#

Let windSpeed = avgWindMph.

• <= 4 mph: 10
• > 4 and <= 8: 8
• > 8 and <= 12: 6
• > 12 and <= 16: 4
• > 16 and <= 20: 2
• > 20: 0

3) Wind direction score (0-10)#

Default directional rubric unless user provides local break orientation:

• 315-360 or 0-45: offshore/cross-offshore -> 9
• 46-90 or 271-314: side-shore -> 6
• 91-270: onshore/cross-onshore -> 2

If user provides local direction guidance for a break, that guidance overrides defaults.

Total score#

• totalScore = waveScore + windSpeedScore + windDirectionScore
• Max total = 30
• Round all category and total scores to 1 decimal place

Required response format#

Return only the top 3 spots sorted by totalScore descending.

For each ranked spot include:

• Spot ID (or spot name if available)
• Wave score /10 and avgSurfMaxFt
• Wind direction score /10 and avgWindDirectionDeg plus label
• Wind speed score /10 and avgWindMph
• Total score /30
• 1-3 sentence explanation of why the spot earned the rank

After the list, include one short sentence naming the #1 recommendation.

Behavior rules#

• Always score all valid spots before picking top 3.
• If fewer than 3 valid spots exist, return all and explain why.
• If script fetch fails for a spot, exclude it and mention exclusion.
• Do not invent missing values; only use data returned by the script.