Kurt has a crusty 1995 Hurricane Tracking Chart hanging in Surfline’s Outer Banks office, a sacramental timepiece to his life’s work. Upon getting his BA in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Virginia, Kurt promptly joined the Surfline team in 2005, then earned his Master’s in Meteorology from North Carolina State University. His current field of expertise is Data and Observations Analysis.
After an intense trial-by-fire in tracking the historically active 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Kurt considers the Hurricane Katia forecast he nailed for the East Coast’s only Championship Tour event, the 2011 Quiksilver Pro New York, as a professional high point. The best part of the gig? “Working with such a talented group of people while challenging myself to constantly be better at my job,” he reveals. “Nailing a tough forecast and having people score great waves because of your hard work and experience is a pretty cool thing.”
Kurt lives in Kill Devil Hills, NC.
