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Hi @rsingler...But I confess, I'm trying to learn the utility of having SurGF in the display, other than curiosity about how high it got during the dive...
Good question.
Admittedly, I am a real nerd when it comes to collecting and analyzing data regarding my dives. I have paper logs and a spreadsheet for all 2343 dives I have done since 1997. My last 1900 dives are downloaded and I have a RMV for 1871 of those dives. I dived only DSAT until 2016, when I added a computer running Buhlmann ZH-L16C with GF. I added my Teric and the SW Cloud in 2019.
My diving is significantly less complicated than yours. The majority of my diving is no stop, only about 5% is light deco, generally less than 10 minutes. I really appreciate the extra information available from my Teric. SurfGF has ended the guesswork around padding the safety or deco stop. End surface GF confirms my more conservative goal.
So, why would I like SurfGF on the graph? For my dives, there is no graphic record regarding GF99 until it starts to rise on the ascent, peaking upon surfacing. The SurfGF data is available for the entire dive, I would like to be able to review it to get an idea of where I was earlier in the dive. This information would be complimentary to knowing your NDL or deco time.
Do I need SurfGF on the SW graph, no. Would I like to see it, sure, one more thing for me to analyze