Where Does Surfline Store Forecasts and Sessions?
Where the Surfline app keeps forecasts and favorites on Android and iPhone, and what the account holds.
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Surfline pairs account spots with device forecasts. Your login holds favorites, sessions, and premium layers. The phone caches cams, charts, and maps privately.
Same login means same breaks. Exact cache names shift with releases. Keep signal on at the beach so sessions upload. If spots vanish, check the email first. A free versus premium account split is the usual missing forecast cause, fixed by signing into the right tier. Check the in app storage readout when sizes look wrong on different releases.
Where Surfline stores this, by platform
/sdcard/Android/data/com.surfline.surfline
Spots follow your Surfline account. Phone holds login and forecast cache. Sessions stream from cloud. Match the email and tier exactly.
On My iPhone/Surfline
Forecasts live in the Surfline container plus cloud. Sign in to restore spots. Phone reinstall never touches account sessions or premium layers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Surfline spots to a new phone?
Spots, favorites, and sessions follow your Surfline account. Sign in on the new phone with the same login. Cam replays stream from cloud. Phone holds login and forecast cache. Verify spots before wiping, since a second account shows empty.
Does Surfline back up my sessions?
Yes, in the cloud account once recorded with signal or synced later. The phone holds live cams plus forecast cache. Sessions rebuild after sign in. Export key clips for records, since the phone never holds the master copy alone.
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