Buoycast
★★★★★ 10,000+ five-star ratings

Know what the water’s doing before you go.

Live wind, waves, and water temperature from the NOAA buoy nearest you.

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Free to download4.6 starsSince 2017
The Buoycast conditions card: a calm-to-severe gauge reading Calm, above the summary "Light S winds at 5 kn gusting to 6 kn. Water 69F, air 67F. Next low tide at 1:48 AM."
The plain-English summary, free on every iPhone.

Measured on the water, in plain English

Live observations from the NOAA buoy nearest you, with forecasts, tides, and NOAA alerts for your area alongside them.

Measured on the water

Wind, waves, water temperature, and pressure read straight off 1,000+ NOAA buoys, not interpolated to your coast from an inland station.

A plain-English read, free

Every buoy gets a calm-to-severe gauge and a sentence like the one at the top of this page. On every iPhone, no subscription.

BUOYCAST PRO

Threshold notifications

Set limits for wind, waves, or pressure and get a push the moment the water crosses them. Pro also pushes NOAA watches, warnings, and advisories when they are issued.

Trusted on the water for nearly a decade

On the App Store since April 2017.

1,000+
NOAA buoys
300+
Forecast zones
10,000+
Five-star ratings
200k+
Downloads
★★★★★

"My must do check in before I even hook the boat to the truck."

Erizer65, App Store · June 2025
★★★★★

"Great weather app I use it daily for my fishing charter business."

willie from philly., App Store · September 2024
★★★★★

"Great for planning my local diving activities."

Jim Cocci, App Store · November 2025

Your next day on the water starts here

Download Buoycast free and check the conditions at your spot.

Download Buoycast on the App Store
Free to download. Buoycast Pro is optional: $19.99 a year after a one-week free trial.