Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laia Farran Graves is a journalist and stylist specializing in luxury.

Data from the agency’s vast ocean monitoring networks, including ships, satellites and fleets of robotic buoys, feeds into near-term forecasts for weather and helps predict waves and tides.

And the latest trend about to take off fits this bill perfectly: ghost waves. Renowned for his ability to spot a hair trend before it hits the mainstream, hairstylist and trend forecaster Tom ...