1. A platform to monitor a shore and near shore environment, the platform comprising: a. a plurality of sensors, each sensor associated with a near shore water recreationist or near shore water recreationist equipment, wherein the near shore water recreationist comprises a surfer, a paddle boarder, a body boarder, a boogie boarder, a kayaker, a swimmer, or a person in the water, and wherein each sensor comprises: i. a detector configured to collect environmental data pertaining to a shore and near shore environment; and ii. a communications element configured to transmit the environmental data collected by the detector, b. a server comprising a server processor and non-transitory computer-readable storage media encoded with a computer program including instructions executable by the server processor to create a server application comprising: i. a software module configured to receive the environmental data; ii. a software module configured to apply an algorithm to the environmental data to determine a shore and near shore environmental condition; iii. a software module configured to generate an environmental data report comprising the shore and near shore environmental condition; and iv. a software module configured to transmit the environmental data report; and c. a device comprising a report processor configured to provide a report application comprising a software module configured to receive the environmental data report.