 Cool eventually teamed with WetSand, a new portal for the surfing community.The business model was conducive to providing free forecasts, and the combined expertise brought the availability of demographic expansion while placing crucial information regarding coastal conditions to surfers around the globe.During the El Niño weather inclemency of 1997 and 1998, when Internet WAM models were still in their infancy, and of questionable reliability after 60 hours, Nathan forewarned that an ominous system could be headed to the California coast, bringing with it surf that could reach over in Southern California.