Dawn Patrol

I had my fingers crossed I tried using the free version and nothing worked, so I got the subscription and I can barely get this app to work with the paid subscription on. I’ve had it work how it should once. Other times it stops before I start surfing, or it closes after one wave, or it records the first wave and then it freezes. Some of my sessions don’t upload to the app. I have to make sure I start the app on my phone, along side starting it on my watch to have any chance of it recording anything. The app needs a lot of work before they are asking this kind of money to use it. I really want this app to work, and will keep an eye on it and hopefully one day they will improve it.

The Dawn Patrol app seems to have significant issues syncing with Garmin. My Garmin Forerunner 970 successfully records the activity, and Garmin Connect receives it, but Dawn Patrol often takes a long time to import the session or fails to sync it at all. Unfortunately, the Forerunner 970 does not have Garmin’s native Surf activity, so I purchased a full year Dawn Patrol subscription specifically to record my surf sessions. Based on my experience, I would recommend getting a Garmin watch with the native Surf activity rather than relying on Dawn Patrol for Garmin integration. I paid for the full year subscription but have been disappointed with the reliability of the app. I’m now considering buying a Garmin Epix so I can record my surf sessions natively and no longer need to rely on Dawn Patrol.