Native Surf App

Hi there

I know there are some 3rd party apps for that but I also miss the F6 Surf app. Any chance to have it too on the 945LTE ?

Thanks for considering

Jérôme

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maxkobe over 3 years ago in reply to who knows +1

Look at the definitions Garmin-Brooks posted:

5 ATM, Swim Withstands pressures equivalent to a depth of 50 meters splashes, rain or snow, showering, swimming, diving into water, snorkeling

10 ATM Withstands…

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0 Garmin-Brooks over 3 years ago

Hello; the water rating on the 945 LTE being 5 atm vs 10 atm on the fenix isn't considered suitable for surfing based on our water rating definitions. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/legal/waterrating-definitions/ Surfing would be considered a high speed water sport, making it require a 10 atm rating. Because of that it's unlikely to see the surf app added to any of the Forerunner devices.

0 jneuveglise over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin-Brooks

Make sense I didn't notice the water rating difference tbh. Just a question as it is a triathlon watch can we swim with it without concern though ? Don't want to break my warranty because of water inside the watch ;-)

0 who knows over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin-Brooks

Garmin-Brooks said:
the 945 LTE being 5 atm vs 10 atm on the fenix isn't considered suitable for swimming based on our water rating definitions.

A triathlon watch with open water and pool swimming apps isn't suitable for swimming?

0 maxkobe over 3 years ago in reply to who knows

Look at the definitions Garmin-Brooks posted:

5 ATM, Swim	Withstands pressures equivalent to a depth of 50 meters	splashes, rain or snow, showering, swimming, diving into water, snorkeling
10 ATM	Withstands pressures equivalent to a depth of 100 meters	splashes, rain or snow, showering, swimming, diving into water, snorkeling, high-speed water sports

0 who knows over 3 years ago in reply to maxkobe

I was familiar with the ratings before my post. It clearly says swimming and diving into water under the 5 ATM specs, so I'm questioning the "isn't considered suitable for swimming" comment.

0 maxkobe over 3 years ago in reply to who knows

Might be simply a typo and should be "isn't considered suitable for surfing" :)

0 9578490 over 3 years ago

An Apple iWatch has the same 50 meter rating at the 945, and their documentation also says "Apple Watch Series 2 and newer shouldn't be used for scuba diving, water skiing, or other activities involving high velocity water or submersion below shallow depth.". However a friend has been using his iWatch for surfing successfully, and there are surf specific apps for it so others have too https://www.surfinghandbook.com/surfing-with-the-apple-watch-a-review/

Given this you may be willing to risk it.

0 Maciek over 3 years ago in reply to 9578490

I use 945 LTE for kite surfing too. Had tons of crashes. Works fine. App's name is WindKiteSurf. The app's fine. The only thing that does not work at all with 945 LTE is mapping. The developer sent me some mambo jumbo answer. Basically he blames Garmin and won't fix it.