Surf Report Buoys by Buoywatch
Pablo Paciello Weather iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Surf Report Buoys by Buoywatch is a free Weather app for iPhone and iPad by Pablo Paciello. Rated 4.8/5 from 31 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0.
- Rating
- 4.8
- 31 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 41 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Mar 2
- 2026 · v2.6.1
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About Surf Report Buoys by Buoywatch
Surf reports in real-time by checking nearby marine weather buoys. Avoid relying on inaccurate forecasts. Wave reports & buoy readings made easy for surfing (wave sizes, swell direction and period, wind speed/direction and more). Get aware if the surf is good in advance. Too often swell arrives later than predicted, checking the buoy waves data you can determine if the swell has arrived. If not, go back to bed =) ▶ Over 450 NOAA & worldwide buoys. ▶ iOS Home and Lock screen widgets! ▶ Waves size notifications to score the best surf. ▶ Favorites buoys. ▶ New watchOS complications. ▶ Historic charts. ▶ Dark or Light mode support. ▶ HOW IT WORKS Set your nearest or preferred buoy as your main one and your are ready to get real-time updates, 24-hour chart data, buoy alerts and much more. You will be able to set Modular, Graphic and Circular complications that will display buoy data at a glance. If offline, lastly marine buoys observations will always be available for your main buoy. Buoy readings include swell size, direction and period. Some buoys provide weather information, such as wind direction, wind speed, air and water temperature. Buoy data is provided by the National Data Buoy Center of NOAA (http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov), Candhis (https://candhis.cerema.fr/), Meteo-France (https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/), Puertos del Estado (https://puertos.es) and other public services. Please check that there are wave buoys in your area before purchasing. Covered Areas: - North America: US Pacific: Washington to California US Atlantic: Main to Florida Alaska US Virgin Islands Puerto Rico US/Canada Great Lakes Gulf of Mexico - Hawaii - Australia - Europe - Caribbean - Samoa - Guam - Marshall Islands - Pohnpei, Micronesia - Palau, Micronesia Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & reviews
4.8
31 ratings
What’s new
Version 2.6.1 · Updated March 2, 2026
▶ Fixed the wave energy values. ▶ Fixed French buoys: Gascogne, Golf du Lion, Antilles, Azur, Ajaccio, Vecchio, Calvi, Provence, Sardaigne and Paca. ▶ Added Max Wave Size when available. ▶ Display the wave energy in KiloJoules.
App privacy
The developer, Pablo Paciello, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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