The Economist considers “the problem”
the best solution is to find more sites with good natural surf. Another reason why winter is good for surfers,
more..
economist.com/node/21550253
The journal touches lightly on the possibility of surfing tourism becoming a viable option for African countries but misses making a list of all the countries that are eligible to develop their surfing resources.
These countries are those anywhere that is not always dark blue on the forecast graphic, Forecasts
https://makesurf.wordpress.com/forecasts/
Or not always purple on this other animated forecast:
NOAA (NCEP WAM) Global Swell Data
Select “animation” from the bottom of the drop down list called Forecast.