Surf Forecaster Sean Collins Dead At 59

NEWPORT BEACH (CBS) — Sean Collins, legendary surf forecaster and founder of surfline.com has died at the age of 59.

The Orange County Coroner's office confirmed Collins died of a heart attack Monday at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach.

An announcement on surfline.com says Collins was playing tennis when he suffered the heart attack.

Collins was the first person to ever provide wave forecasts for surfers. "Orange Coast Magazine" once reported that Collins was self-taught in the area of meteorology.

Collins was a respected surf forecaster for more than two decades.

"Surfer" magazine previously named Collins among the "25 Most Influential Surfers of the Century."

In 2008, Collins was inducted into the Surfers' Hall Of Fame.