Probably the very first stage would be this article:
How Swell is created
We're in the process of adding to these tutorials and fact sheets and will have more available soon.
Travel through these FAQs and information documents and you should get a pretty good idea of what to look for. Of course we don't have the monopoly on this information! There are plenty of decent articles on the web and we'd really recommmend the book 'Surf Science' by Dr. Tony Butt.
Finally our forum is a good place to ask a question and get and answer from someone who surfs your area and has some experience of what to look for.
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